Great courses (DVD)

Taught by Professor Laird Close, The University of Arizona

Are we alone in the universe? Or does the cosmos pulse with diverse life forms? Life in Our Universe reveals the cutting-edge research leading scientists to believe that life is not exclusively the domain of Earth. Taught by an award-winning professor of astronomy and astrophysics, these 24 stunningly visual lectures offer an unparalleled look at some of the universe's most vexing dilemmas

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Is There Life Elsewhere in Our Universe?

Episode 2

Bang! A Universe Built for Life

Episode 3

A Star Is Born - Forming the Solar System

Episode 4

The Early Earth and Its Moon

Episode 5

Impacts - Bringers of Death ... or Life?

Episode 6

Evidence of the First Life on Earth

Episode 7

Common Themes for All Life on Earth

Episode 8

Origin of Terrestrial Life

Episode 9

Astrobiology - Life beyond Earth

Episode 10

Has Mars Always Been Dead?

Episode 11

Evidence for Fossilized Life from Mars

Episode 12

Could Life Ever Have Existed on Venus?

Episode 13

Liquid Assets - The Moons of Jupiter

Episode 14

Liquid on Titan and Enceladus

Episode 15

Discovery of Extrasolar Planets

Episode 16

The Kepler Spacecraft's Planets

Episode 17

A Tour of Exotic Alien Solar Systems

Episode 18

Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life

Episode 19

SETI - The Search for Intelligent Life

Episode 20

The Fermi Paradox - Where Is Everyone?

Episode 21

Space Travel - A Reality Check

Episode 22

Terraforming a Planet

Episode 23

The Future of Terrestrial Life

Episode 24

The Search for Another Earth