The Search for a New Earth

Movie"Planet Earth has been home to humankind for over 200000 years but with a population of 75 billion and counting and limited resources this planet might not support us forever"
Audience Score
50
The Search for a New Earth
NR 1 hr 29 minDocumentary
In this landmark film Professor Hawking alongside engineer and radio astronomy expert Professor Danielle George and a former student Christophe Galfard join forces to find out if and how humans can reach for the stars and relocate to different planets Travelling the globe they meet top scientists technologists and engineers who are working to answer our biggest questions is there another planet out there that we could call home How will we travel across the vast distances of space to get there How will we survive the journey And how will we set up a new human civilization on an alien world Taking in the latest advances in astronomy biology and rocket technology from the Atacama Desert to the wilds of the Arctic viewers will discover a whole world of cutting edge research This programme shows that Professor Hawkings ambition isnt as fantastical as it sounds and that science fiction is closer to science fact than we ever thought

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Greg Sanderson, Lucy van Beek, Alex Nicholson
Production Companies:Brook Lapping Productions BBC France Télévisions