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Aggression that was probably part of their evolution to become intelligent. we show many different indications that we wont make it, that we will, in fact, do ourselves in before we become an old technological civilization, so if they can get here, im more inclined to talk with them rather than worry about them eating me for breakfast. >> i was sent last night a link to an old johnny carson show from the late 70s. >> director of the laboratory for planetary study, would you welcome dr. carl saga...

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For millenia we asked the priests, philosophers, whoever we thought was wise, what we should believe. we can now change that verb into the verb to explore. anything else is religion, and were not doing religion here, were doing science. >> whats going on with this one? >> the birds love to nest here, and they will chew on this. and they will chew through it. these dishes pick up radio frequencies. and were listening for broadcast signals from a distant civilization. were looking for signals that...

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Each one of those gases interacts with light. and some molecules use light. oxygen. we send out into space, life does, but other things do, too. some molecules only life sends out into the atmosphere. and so its one of the reasons im so fond of it because although its rare and actually quite poisonous, only life makes it on earth. and so its an unequivocal sign of life. >> my generation, were betting on the fact that nature delivers, that life can originate and evolve anywhere given the chance. ...

Up, and it was my first-ever view of a truly dark sky. and i saw so many stars. i went, "wow." i just -- i had never imagined that was possible. i cannot even count them, and they were so bright. and a little later, my father took me to a star party. and i remember looking at the moon through a telescope, and i went, "ah, wow," i couldnt believe that the moon that i had seen so many times actually had craters on it. i saw an unbelievable amount of detail. i just didnt know it existed. and at som...

Big to look at the dimmest galaxies in the universe. >> the james webb telescope is not just built by scientists to look into the univery, its taking humanity on a journey. were going to enter a completely new part of observational space where weve never trod before. and every time weve done this as a species weve discovered new things. >> we have just received the 18 hexagon thats make up the big mirror that collects the starlight and focuses in on the camera. gold has very unique properties in...

Nonhuman spaceflight that nasas ever done. >> it looks at areas that the hubble could never see. >> the james webb space telescope certainly is the most complex telescope anyones ever built. >> this is a chance to measure myself against one of the hardest problems man has -- has set himself a goal to do. >> this is the huge eye in the sky, and its going to capture very first light of the universe. >> were going to test it, were going to put it on a rocket, shoot it out. we dont know what were go...

>> i do remember this path -- >> yeah. >> the path -- >> unfortunately i dont have the key right now. >> oh. >> theres nothing in there. just some empty shelves. >> this is not the astronomers ideal weather conditions. >> isnt this a way to understand why we had to go to space? >> to find planets, you need stare unblinkingly. so besides the fact that the sun gets in our way sometimes, we have day, the weather does, too. so no observations are going to be done tonight. >> you spent a lot of years...

The day. >> james webb should continue its extraordinary potential in maintaining u.s. leadership in astronomy and astro physics, lets finish this incredibly important project. >> inspiring projects are an investment in our future. we must not lose sight of the importance of bringing the james webb space telescope to a successful outcome. >> hi. >> see ya. >> have a good day. >> so this is like the biggest day of your career in a way, isnt it? >> its pretty big. been working seven years towards ...