Hubblecast 97: Hubble, exoplanets and the hunt for life

Since astronomers discovered that the stars in the sky are other suns, humanity has wondered if they are also orbited by planets and if those planets host alien life. Since the discovery of the first exoplanet only 25 years ago Hubble is among the many instruments trying to answer these questions. This new Hubblecast tells the story of what we know so far and what we can hope for in the future.

Credit:

Directed by: Mathias Jäger
Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser
Written by: Calum Turner, Eleanor Spring, Mathias Jäger
Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa
Images: NASA, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF, GBT/NAOJ
Videos: NASA, ESA/Hubble
Time-lapse videos: Martin Kornmesser
Animations: NASA, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada
Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com)
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen