ARE WE ALONE? CONTINUES WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF ALIEN ENCOUNTERS FOLLOWED BY

NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES ON SCIENCE

--The World Premiere of ALIEN ENCOUNTERS: THE ARRIVAL Premieres on Tuesday, March 20

at 10:00 PM ET/PT

NASA’S UNXPLAINED FILES Premieres on Tuesday, March 20 at 10:00 PM ET/PT--

ALIEN ENCOUTNERS explores the possible ways alien life might communicate with Earth. In part two of this riveting special, some of the world’s leading scientists explain the scientific, cultural and psychological effects a first contact with aliens would have on humans.  Then, NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES gives viewers first-hand accounts of mysterious sightings witnessed by NASA astronauts.  ALIEN ENCOUNTERS and NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES are a part of SCIENCE’s Are We Alone? initiative happening the entire month of March.

Episode Descriptions:

ALIEN ENCOUNTERS: The Arrival premieres on Tuesday, March 20 at 10 PM (ET/PT)

In two dramatic hours, ALIEN ENCOUNTERS lays out a plausible hypothetical scenario for a first contact event. What would really happen if we got a message from space? How will humans react when we learn that a message from a distant technology or a spacecraft is on its way to Earth? Will humans learn from aliens, or become colonial subjects? Some of the world’s leading astrophysicists, astrobiologists, and sci-fi writers help unravel the scientific, cultural and psychological impact of this world-changing global event. This show is made in cooperation with The SETI Institute which was founded in 1984 and had renowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan as one of its Board of Trustee Members. Carl’s son Nick is now following in his father’s footsteps wondering, “How will we meet our galactic neighbors?”

NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES premieres Tuesday, March 27 at 10 PM (ET/PT)

Countless mysterious objects have been caught by NASA’s cameras.    In this special, we’ll reveal NASA’s top ten unexplained encounters using original footage and groundbreaking interviews with astronauts and scientists.  Can these phenomena be explained away through science and detective work?  Or have NASA’s cameras potentially captured the first traces of extraterrestrial life?