First Contact: An Alien Encounter

News of Potential Extraterrestrial Life

In this dramatized sequence, scientists discuss an extraterrestrial artifact that has passed through our solar system and narrow down a possible point of origin.

News of Potential Extraterrestrial Life

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    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

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    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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