Living Worlds
The Search Begins
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
27 min
Release Date
2021-11-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Daveed Diggs
Narrator (voice)
6.0
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0.0
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7.5
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6.8
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8.0
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0.0
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7.6
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7.4
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10.0
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0.0
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0.0
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8.0
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7.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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6.0
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0.0
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