Peering Into Space : TED Radio Hour This hour, we'll hear from TED speakers who share an infectious sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe and what lies beyond our skies.

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In this episode, TED speakers look up to the night sky and consider our relationship with what might out there.

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Peering Into Space

This hour, we'll hear from TED speakers who share an infectious sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe and what lies beyond our skies.

Gazing up at the night sky is simultaneously humbling and utterly thrilling. This hour, we'll hear from TED speakers who share an infectious sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe and what lies beyond our skies.

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Brian Greene: How Did A Mistake Unlock One Of Space's Mysteries?

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Phil Plait: How Can We Defend Earth From Asteroids?

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"We should search because it tells us how to collaborate our place in the cosmos." — Jill Tarter TED / James Duncan Davidson hide caption

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Jill Tarter: Are We Alone In The Universe?

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"All these possibilities are out there. And we live in the one that is hospital to our form of life." — Brian Greene James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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Brian Greene: Is Our Universe The Only Universe?

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Life's biggest questions, explored.