Alien Worlds: The Search for Second Earth • 2021 • episode "S1E2" • Universe BBC

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Professor Brian Cox questions whether we are alone in the universe. There might be more planets than stars in our galaxy - but will we find a second Earth?

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Universe BBC • 2021 • 5 episodes •

The Sun: God Star
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58:44
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The Milky Way: Island of Light
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