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First Contact: An Alien Encounter

First Contact: An Alien Encounter

Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and explores the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

Premieres on January 4 at 9PM

Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, "First Contact: An Alien Encounter" tells the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and explores the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

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An Extraterrestrial Artifact

1m 58s

How would we react to an extraterrestrial artifact passing through our solar system?

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News of Potential Extraterrestrial Life

2m 21s

Scientists discuss an extraterrestrial artifact's point of origin.

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The US Voyager Picks Up a Signal

3m 2s

The US Voyager picks up a mysterious radio signal of extraterrestrial origin.

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An Unusual Transmission

1m 56s

How would the world react to receiving news of potential extraterrestrial life?

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Trailer

30s

Explore the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact.

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