life

When the Huygens space probe landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, on January 14th the world watched in awe. Discussions include Titan’s unusual features, what we didn’t learn from Huygen’s data, and why the government is shifting its priorities for space exploration.

SETI Institute's Are We Alone interview about NOVA Origins and what it's like to run the Hayden Planetarium.

A conversation with WNYC's Leonard Lopate on extremophiles, life in the universe, water in the Solar System, and the evolving scientific frontier.

Tavis Smiley interview about meeting Carl Sagan, the origins of the universe, and intelligent life.

A conversation about the origins of the universe, life on Earth and in the cosmos, and a few of the astrophysical challenges confronting scientists today.

Interview about cosmic origins with American Scientist, the magazine of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society.

Interviewed on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer regarding the 2003 close encounter with Mars.

Host Robert L. Kuhn leads a discussion about life in the universe and the consequences of discovering life elsewhere in the universe.

What conditions are favorable for life to exist in the universe?

A conversation with Ed Weiler, director of NASA's origin program, Michael Lemonick, author of "Other Worlds" and Neil Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, about the possibility of life on other planets and NASA's program that explores the question.