Curious Minds: Extraterrestrial Life

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute lists the scientific reasons why it is plausible for other life forms to exist in the Universe.

Michael Summers Professor of Planetary Science & Astronomy at George Mason University explains how creatures that survive in extreme conditions on earth give us a broader perspective on what's possible elsewhere.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute explains the technology behind artificial looking radio waves.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute debates the merits of transmitting signals to outer space. If we receive a response who speaks for Earth?

Michael Summers Professor of Planetary Science & Astronomy at George Mason University wonders if alien life forms may be utterly different from life as we know it.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute describes the organization's historical search for extraterrestrial life.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute explains why the organization's role is that of universal historians.

For Michael Summers Professor of Planetary Science & Astronomy at George Mason University the big surprise will be if we DON'T find alien life in the next 30 years.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute outlines the process that would occur should SETI's goal of detecting life be successful.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute describes radio telescopes and their importance in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Jill Tarter co-founder of the SETI Institute describes the purpose behind her livelihood.