28 Sep 1982
Close-Up on Planets
Computer animation and footage from NASA space missions explain how our solar system evolved and the place Earth has within the system.
Living Worlds
The Search Begins
What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth might help us locate other living worlds, light years away.
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Daveed Diggs Narrator (voice)
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