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Sorry.

Sorry.

Yesterday, we were talking
about the Fermi Paradox.

Right.

The Fermi
Paradox.

Of course.

The contradiction of having a high
probability of life existing elsewhere in the

universe, while having no
actual evidence to prove it.

The Drake Equation gives
us every reason to believe that

life should be
common in our galaxy.

It's exciting,
right?

So why haven't
we found anything?

There's over 100 billion stars in the
Milky Way, the vast majority of which host

planets, many of those planets
capable of supporting life,

and still we have found nothing.

No sign of anyone or anything.

And believe me,
we're looking.

Night after night after night, we are
staring up at the sky, we're burying

ourselves in mountains of
data, all because we know

that one day we
will crack this thing.

And if we don't,
you will, right?

Yeah, go ahead.

Didn't NASA predict
we'll find everything?

Is there any evidence life exists
beyond Earth within the next decade?

After you've been in this
field a while, you learn

to take those predictions
with a grain of salt.

Okay, but the game
is changing, though.

The TESS and the James
Webb telescopes launch soon.

We'll stand a much better
shot at finding something.

It just seems
like you're...

Oh, please,
don't stop.

It was just getting interesting.

If you're frustrated that you personally
haven't found anything, then maybe it's

pointless for you
to keep looking.

Hmm.

Curious, is that a fact or
is that just your opinion?

Look, I just think... You
think, so it's your opinion.

Yeah.

If this is a dead end to you that wastes
your time, might as well do other things.

What other things could be
more important to humanity than

answering the
question, are we alone?

Uh,
reproduction?

Or, like, love,
even?

Love?

That's pretty
good.

Remind me of
your name.

Kiefer.

Nice, Kiefer.

Uh, you seeing
anyone, Kiefer?

No, not really.

Hmm, okay.

Why don't we do
what scientists do?

Let's take a look at the data.

All right.

L is the value
of love.

Now, we have 250 students in this
class, or at least enrolled in this class.

And 4 out of every 5 of you,
statistically, will get married.

So that's 200 students married.

Now, last year, we learned that
2 out of every 5 marriages will

end in divorce,
which gives us 120.

120 of you who will fall
in love and stay married.

That's less than half
the people in this class.

But that's just
marriage.

You're absolutely right.

Let's talk about the 85% of
relationships that end in breakups.

Or the 20% of
breakups.

Or the 20% of breakups
that lead to depression.

Or the 3% that
lead to suicide.

Or wait, let's talk about the 56% of people
who admit to a history of infidelity in

their
relationships.

Those are just
random statistics.

They don't actually
prove anything.

Proof.

Good.

I want to ask you
guys something.

And be honest.

Raise your hand if you've
ever been hurt by love.

Plug in values to
the Drake equation.

Sure as hell get a
number higher than zero.

You get to choose what you
waste your time on, Kiefer.

Outer space is a
safer bet.

Is that a fact?

Excuse me?

Is that a fact or is
that just your opinion?

It's an educated
opinion.

Let's open up our
books to page 237.

I was reading this article
online about life hacks.

I read one that says increase
productivity and maximize your health.

With a 30 minute bike
ride every morning.

And I'm like, that's
not a life hack.

That's just
something you can do.

It's just
exercise.

Hey.

Those aren't images
from the galactic center.

Nope.

Isaac.

You can't just be shifting the
telescope to fish for Earth masses.

This is your advisor's
grant money, not yours.

Switch it back.

I did.

Relax.

I'm still there.

Switch it back,
please.

Is that time stream
data transfer data?

It says one
minute.

I don't know why you can't
just wait for the test to launch.

Like everybody
else.

I'm just getting
a head start.

While every citizen scientist and their
dog wait for that data, I can actually

be looking for a
habitable planet.

Come on.

You're telling me you just
want to be another guy sitting at

home looking at test
data in his underwear?

Actually, yes.

That's a life
hack.

And my
co-commando.

Just a robe.

Get a nice
breeze going.

Hey.

Joel, hi.

Hey.

You didn't hear what we
were just talking about, did you?

Doesn't matter.

Um.

Just a second
here.

Um.

I'll be right
back.

All right.

Now, your error calculations
were great, but you mislabeled

the axis on your plot,
but I didn't dock you for it.

It's just something to keep
in mind for the phone report.

Shh.

Okay?

You should be
happy.

You did well.

You're falling
apart, Isaac.

What were you
thinking?

Misappropriating
telescope time like that.

It's not
acceptable.

I know.

You'll be replaced on your
advising professor's project.

That won't be
necessary.

Look, I have been detecting
planet transits on my own time, right?

It was never my intention to
sabotage anyone else's project.

Right now, we insist
that you take a break.

What happened at
yesterday's lecture?

There were
complaints.

It's nothing.

It was a bad
day.

It's been more
than one day.

You're right.

It's been about
two years.

I know that things have been tough,
but I have to draw the line somewhere.

Use your break to get this wild
beast chase out of your system.

Well, I'd still like to be in
the lab on the weekends.

You aren't
listening.

Facilities are for
active staff only.

Yes, we're inviting
astronomers from all around the

world to participate
in this effort.

Our data is your
data.

Any one of you can
lead us to what I believe

will be the greatest
discovery of our time.

You see, TESS will observe
hundreds of thousands of

stars during its
revolutionary mission.

And this means an
enormous amount of data.

And we're going to need your
help to analyze every bit of it.

Jimmy, I need
access to the cluster.

Otherwise, I have only my
home computer and my laptop to

run through these
TESS data sets.

I...

There's a lot.

It's going to take me a thousand
hours to do all of that work here, but...

We would like everyone
involved in this community-wide

effort to go ahead
and reach out to others.

No matter what level
of astronomer you are,

professional,
academic,

independent, you can contribute
to this search from work, from

home, wherever
you like.

So we're
encouraging you.

Prepare
yourself.

Mark your
calendars.

Get excited.

Because in the
coming weeks,

we'll be releasing the
first segment of data.

And I want to remind everyone
that the search will enter its

second phase when the James
Webb telescope launches next year.

It is 100 times more
powerful than Hubble.

And will allow us to see into
the atmospheres of planets

discovered by
TESS for signs of life.

So we're looking forward to a
very exciting future of planet hunting.

And if something else is out there,
we'll soon have the capability to find it.

So, nobody wants to
be an unpaid intern, huh?

It's better than dealing with
pretentious millennials all day.

Okay.

First of all, you are the most
pretentious person that I know.

Thank you.

Second, we get to teach
people about space.

I mean, what's bigger than that?

Literally, that's the
biggest thing there is.

All we get to do
is teach it.

And then this small, tiny amount of
time they give us for original research.

What are we supposed
to do with that?

That's not enough time to
make any significant discoveries.

Who said we had
to?

No one.

Don't you want
to?

I'm good.

Charlie, we work in a field where we can
push the boundaries of everything we know.

I'm sorry, I just don't feel like
we can do that from a classroom.

Wow, that's an incredibly reductive way
to talk about the thing that I love doing.

Charlie, that's
not what I meant.

That's not what
I like to teach,

you know what I
mean?

Can you give me
a big shot of that?

You know that's
not what I meant.

Uh-huh.

Come on, Charlie, you and I both
know that there is something out there.

You can't just
stop looking.

Okay.

And besides, if someone
doesn't do this kind

of work, then you'll
have nothing to teach.

Jeez.

See?

Pretensions.

Oof.

Hey, you wanna,
you wanna ride?

No.

No, I'm good.

I'll walk.

You sure?

My car's just right over there.

Hey, listen, um, you
wouldn't have any interest in

helping me out with
my data, would you?

It could be,
like, old times.

Undergrad labs.

I think I just want
the baby coming.

Right.

There's not gonna
be a lot of time.

I'm sorry.

No, don't be.

Anyway, uh,
thanks for the drink.

Yeah.

Hey, are you sure you're okay?

Yeah.

I will be.

See you around,
Charlie.

Hey, we should do
this more often, huh?

Call me back
once in a while.

Dr. Bruno.

Stay.

Stay.

How'd you know I
live here?

Uh, oh, I, um, I was hoping to
apply for your researcher position.

What's your
name?

Clara?

Clara.

It's late.

Right.

I'm sorry.

I can come back tomorrow if
that would be better for you.

Um, but this is
Eva.

And I was just wondering, would it be
at all possible to get her some water?

Please.

All right, so, um, what level of
post-secondary education do you have?

Uh...

Wait, you did go
to school, right?

Yes.

I had bits of high school here
and there, but I moved around a lot.

Okay, so you're
not a student.

Have you worked professionally
in any field of science before?

I haven't.

No.

Can you program?

Write data
handling code?

Or have any
qualifications at all?

Look, I'm
underqualified.

For sure.

But I'm a fast
learner.

And I work very
hard.

Especially when it comes to
things that I care a lot about.

And I've wondered almost every single day
of my life what else could be out there.

Haven't you?

Okay, um...

Well, I guess I'm going to
need some time to consider this.

Yeah.

I'll give you a
call tomorrow.

What's your
phone number?

Um... I don't have a cell phone.

Or a landline.

I'm guessing you saw I had
a room available in my ad.

Do you have many
other applicants?

Are you fielding a
lot of other options?

You know what, I'm sorry, but I
don't think this is going to work out.

That is an incredible
vinyl collection.

Thanks.

Can I?

Just like one
song.

Yeah.

Great.

Did you paint
the helix?

That mural?

At school?

You like Dylan?

Yes.

Is this an
original?

It's one of my
favorites.

Why is it empty?

We lost it when
we moved in here.

Who's we?

My wife and I.

Where is she?

She's gone.

Well, thank you.

Yeah.

For... thank you
for everything.

Come on, Eva.

Come on.

Would you be able to
start first thing tomorrow?

Yeah.

Good.

Let me show you
your room.

Where?

Oh, thank you.

Shh.

It's okay, girl.

Where's my room,
that's so normal.

Good.

Okay.

I'm going to leave you two now.

Bye.

See you.

An extra shot.

And a warm water
with honey.

Thank you.

Here, can you
take that?

Thank you.

Thanks.

You sure that's
all you want?

Yeah, this is
perfect.

Sorry, so the
basics.

Basics.

Um, do you know what
the transit method is?

Uh, hopefully I
will soon.

It's a good place to, uh, start.

Alright, um, let's
pretend that this is a star.

Now this is a
transit.

It's anything that
passes in front of the star.

In this case, a planet that dims the
light that we receive from the star.

This is the light dimming while the
transiting object passes in front of the star.

So, we measure the brightness over
time so that we can determine the different

qualities of
that planet.

You know, the size,
even temperature.

Just by analyzing
curves of light.

Okay?

Okay.

Alright, so...

Go.

Find the
transit.

There.

That's a new
planet.

What?

Mm-hmm.

That is amazing!

It's incredible,
right?

So, uh, you are gonna
be finding the dips.

I will be vetting the data.

And then how are we gonna
know which planets have life?

Well, we're the only planet that
we know capable of sustaining

life, so we're the best
reference point for it.

We'll use this light data to find other
planets that are as similar as possible to

Earth in mass
and temperature.

It's an oversimplification, but.

..

We find another
Earth... We can find life.

Now, next year, the James Webb
Space Telescope is gonna launch,

and we need our planet candidate
to be the first follow-up observation.

Alright.

Good.

Can I ask you
something?

Yeah.

Why is finding life out
there so important to you?

You know what people
are scared of most?

Death?

The unknown.

Which,
unfortunately,

this universe is
chock-full of.

I'm sure we've been chipping
away at it for thousands of

years, but we still
basically know nothing.

So how do we
process that?

We do what we've
always done.

We make things
up.

Create these elaborate
bedtime stories to explain it all.

But if we found
something...

I mean, even the smallest clue
that something else exists out there.

Something entirely different.

Well, we wouldn't be
in the dark anymore.

We wouldn't have
to be scared.

So...

Wait.

You think that the only reason that
we tell stories is because we're scared?

Terrified.

Okay, but what if telling stories
is just a part of human nature?

I'm done playing
pretend.

I think we all
should be.

Okay.

Okay.

What about this?

Let's say there
is a scientist who.

..

who is brilliant and very well-respected,
who makes game-changing, world-altering

advancements in
his field.

But he's also
religious.

His driving force is his
faith, his belief in God,

a bedtime story.

But the result of his work
is science and progress.

What would you
say to him?

What would I
say?

Yes.

I'd say skip church
and get back to work.

You'll get more
done faster.

Well, I think he
did just fine.

What?

Sir Isaac
Newton.

I think he did
just fine.

All right, we
got work to do.

These are
M-dwarf stars.

Smaller, dimmer
than our own.

Now TESS mainly focuses on
brighter, bigger stars like ours,

but that means one transit
roughly every 365 days.

Now these
M-dwarf stars,

planets orbit them
in a matter of weeks.

So less waiting
around.

Exactly.

So if we focus
on these stars,

we have an edge over everyone
else looking through this data.

That's it.

That's one.

So is that going to
be a planet again?

Really?

Yeah,
we got
one.

That's so cool.

Why the rush?

The James Webb Telescope will
follow up on planets discovered by TESS.

Now if we're the first ones
with a perfect candidate, we

have a chance to be a
part of something huge.

You mean when we
find out we're not alone?

Mm-hmm.

There.

Is that a
planet?

No.

You see that
sharp drop?

It's probably
nothing.

Keep looking.

Okay.

So do you ever eat or does doing
this just completely sustain you?

Food?

What's that?

Hi.

Hey.

So that strange
dip you caught?

It's a planet.

A promising one.

Look.

Right there.

Unfortunately, TESS's cadence missed the
full transit, so we'll need to get a new

transit ourselves
to help prove it.

Which means we're
going to need a telescope.

Thank you.

Anything?

No.

You're supposed to apply for
telescope time months in advance.

Well,
what
about that one?

We need one like the one I used
to operate through the university.

So why don't we
use theirs?

Keep an eye out
for campus security.

This is going to
take a while.

Okay.

Okay.

Go.

Where's the
telescope?

A lot of our research is
based on the galactic system.

The galactic center, which is only
visible from the southern hemispheres.

The one we use is a remote
robotic telescope based in Chile.

Normally, I'd access it with
just a couple of clicks, but

given my current employment
status, I've got to make a phone call.

Hello.

Hi.

Hola.

My name is Dr.
Bruno.

Dr. Isaac Bruno.

I last accessed the telescope on
March 14th at approximately 3 a.m.

Si, si.

Could I have the telescope
shifted to new celestial coordinates?

No,
no, I have
permission.

From... it...

Dr. Charles
Durant.

Yes, ID number
917836497.

No, he's not...
he...

Listen, this is only going to
take a couple of hours, okay?

And then we'll put the
telescope back and...

Hola.

Buenas noches.

Me llamo Clara.

Soy un asistente de investigación
trabajando con el Dr. Bruno.

¿Cuál es tu
nombre?

María.

¿Cómo te va el
día?

Qué bien.

Es bueno
escuchar eso.

Yo sé que será difícil por
su lado sin autorización.

Sí, solo unas
pocas horas.

Bueno.

Muchísimas
gracias.

Hey, nos hiciste
el día, María.

Chao.

All right.

She said it'll
take 15 minutes,

but it'll be
ours.

What did you
say?

I asked her how
her day was.

I was about to
get to that.

Yeah.

I know you were.

The observatory is
pre-processing the images now.

It's going to be a little while
until we can download the data.

What are these rocks you
take everywhere with you?

This is obsidian from the
Waiwash Pass in Peru.

Amethyst from
Zambia.

Celestine from
Australia.

It's really rare
there, actually.

This was a gift.

Pyrite from Nava
Yun.

This piece is pretty impure,
but I washed them, chipped

them out of the ground like they were
designed, printed like perfect cubes.

What about this
one?

You're going to
like this one.

It's a meteorite
from Antarctica.

Called the
Chondrite.

Wow.

Yeah.

You know this is
older than the sun?

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Why didn't you go to Antarctica?

That was actually the one
continent that I couldn't get to.

But that was my
first one.

That's what made
me want to travel.

Why?

I grew up around
here.

Group care,
foster homes.

And they were not great for
the most part, but they used to

let us go on these trips to the
waterfront or to the island, you know.

And me being me, I would sneak off and I
would find these families with really nice

beach towels and
snacks.

And I would sort of befriend them
and pretend that they were my friends.

And I would be
on my own.

And anyways, one
day we went to the pier.

And when I snuck off, I met
this guy who was a sailor.

He was this huge Icelandic
guy with this big red beard and

these glacial blue
eyes like yours.

And he let me help get
his boat ready to sail.

He taught me all about the proper rigging
and even how to signal with Morse code.

And I loved that as
an eight-year-old.

And when we were done, to
say thank you, he gave me that.

And he told me that not only
did it come from the opposite

side of the planet, it
came from the stars.

Meteors aren't
stars.

It had a story.

He had a story.

And a life.

And I promised myself right
then and there that when I grew

up, I was going to travel the world
and I was going to make my own stories.

And when I'm done being on the
move, I'll throw them in the ocean.

Give them back
to the Earth.

For right now,
they're all I've got.

They're my
pieces of home.

So, uh, when did
you move back?

A year ago.

All of the bouncing around really started
to take a toll on me, so I decided it was

time to come
back.

Been selling
paintings to get by and.

..

And also I found Eva, so we've
just been taking it easy, hanging out.

Uh-huh.

So you speak
Spanish.

What else you
got?

Excusez-moi.

Pouvions-nous utiliser votre
télescope, s 'il-vous-plaît?

It's French.

Easy.

Japanese.

German?

Afrikaans.

People pretend that we're
all so different, but really

everybody just
wants the same thing.

They all want to
hear, thank you.

They want to be asked
how their days are.

They want to hear, I love you.

Sounds like
there's a story there.

More than one.

Oh.

But I never really let
anything get too far.

Whenever the conversation
turned to marriage and

kids, I would know
it was my time to go.

Hm.

Not the right version
of my life, you know?

Yeah.

I do.

Campus is closed
right now.

You're not supposed
to be in here.

Shit, Clara.

Clara, hey, come
on.

Who?

Campus security.

We'll have to find a
way to get the data later.

Go.

Okay.

Go, go, go,
okay?

Don't you ever use my name for something
so stupid and irresponsible again.

Do you realize you put
my career in jeopardy?

Hello.

Hi.

Charlie.

Clara.

Clara, Charlie.

It's nice to meet you, Charlie.

You too.

I hope he hasn't made
your life a living hell yet.

Thank you.

You've definitely got something.

Is it a nose
mask?

But...

But?

It's contaminated
with stellar activity.

Plus, you're gonna need a
spectrum if you want the mass

and all that
other fun stuff.

No one's gonna give you
any telescope time now.

Unless you get someone with
considerable clout to help you out.

No.

No.

We'll find
another option.

There aren't
any, genius.

Sorry, guys, what
are we talking about?

After Isaac's
little stunt,

it'll be a cold day in hell before
he books telescope time again.

You need a good rep
and referrals for that sort of

thing, and Isaac just
took a dump all over that.

Charlie?

We have a
friend.

Isaac's ex-wife,
Rebecca.

She's an endowed
chair at Caltech.

She got poached, went to
California, she's kicking ass.

As long as you don't put her
career at risk, too, she could

probably get your time
on the Keck telescope.

I mean, if you're not
too proud to ask for help.

Isaac, let's
talk to Rebecca.

Thanks for the
data, Charlie.

Look, if you make things
right with her, you can catch

the next transit
three days from now.

Charlie, this is the part
where you stay out of it.

You're just making things
harder for yourself, asshole.

Believe it or not, he's
the smartest guy I know.

Was it as bad as
I thought?

I think it was.

The worst.

Hey.

Hey.

Um, do you have
any extra pajamas?

Other than band
t-shirts?

Uh...

Yeah.

There should be,
uh...

There should be
something in your closet.

Some stuff that
Rebecca never wore.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Actually, um...

Here.

I got you
this...

I got you this.

It's not gonna
bite you.

Come on.

It's not an
original, but...

It's not an original,
but... It's a piece of home.

If you're traveling in the North Country
fire While the winds hit heavy on the

borderline Remember me to one who lives
there She once was a true love of mine

Here we go when
the snowflakes

storm A little pause...
and we are back.

Isaac, are you sure
that this is okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's fine.

You look nice.

Isaac, you need
to go see Rebecca.

I'll let Dr. Jenkins
know you're here.

Can I get you
anything?

No, please.

Isaac.

Isaac.

Hey.

I have a meeting
in a few minutes.

I'm just finishing up my lunch.

Went back to
Jenkins, huh?

It's new.

A little
contradictory,

don't you think?

In our field.

So you never answer any of
my phone calls and then you just

show up here out
of nowhere?

Rebecca, I need
your help.

I need to prove that the
planet I found is habitable.

And I'd assume
you'd want that too.

Okay.

Test has just
launched.

James Webb to
follow.

Ground telescopes are
gonna be fighting for renewal.

We're always
fighting for renewal.

Exactly.

Oh, okay.

So, you're here
to help me.

You're obsessed,
Isaac.

You used to want
this too.

I used to want a
lot of things.

Sorry.

It's just a bad
idea, I'm gonna go.

Isaac.

Finding some other life forms
isn't gonna bring him back.

I know that.

But it's all I
have.

I can get you three
hours with Keck.

It's the best I
can do.

Rebecca... Promise
me it stops after this.

For you.

Yeah.

Here.

I know you.

I'm sorry,
Isaac.

Look.

Oh my gosh.

It was right on
time.

Mag 13.5.

Just right for a James
Webb follow-up.

And the planet's diameter
is... 12,800 kilometers.

Sound familiar?

With a density of 5.

4 grams per second.

Per centimeter
cubed.

It's definitely
an Earth mass.

Yeah.

And the planet's
distance to the star?

0.5 astronomical units, which
gets me around 303 Kelvin.

Inside the
habitable zone.

20 light years
away from us.

You might have just
discovered Earth 2.

0.

Thank you,
Rebecca.

Oh.

All right.

I need to submit this
to NASA immediately.

Of course.

You owe me a
sandwich.

Oh my God.

Oh my God.

I want to show
you something.

I found our
star.

It's a little hard to see
with all the city light, but...

it's there.

I've got an
idea.

Sorry, the
resolution's not great.

There's software that's gonna virtually
catalog all of the stars discovered by TESS.

It'll be like a map
of the galaxy.

This is just a Hubble
Deep Field image.

I'll have to do
it for now.

Yeah, it'll do.

Seems too beautiful
to just be random.

It's beautiful
because it's random.

Doesn't it seem like there's so
much intention behind all of it?

Like... like somebody
painted this canvas?

If some god was trying to paint the perfect
universe, it'd be a pretty shitty job.

Just look at the
way things happen.

Supremely unintelligent design.

Well, I know that I feel a
connection to all of this.

I mean, people use all different kinds of
words for it, but there is something else,

something that reaches out to me,
and I don't know how to explain it.

Clara, that connection you feel.

..

basically just boils down to a release
of chemicals in the brain, like serotonin.

There's more to
it than that.

There really
isn't.

Look, if some incredibly advanced species
out there confirmed some metaphysical

connection, to everything that exists,
then maybe I'd take a look at the data.

But for now, it's just an
unproven, human-made concept.

Wouldn't you want there to be
something more to all of this?

Wouldn't you want that comfort?

The certainty of knowing that
we're going to be okay, or that

we don't just fade away into the
darkness when all of this is over?

It's not about
what I want.

I can't just choose to believe
that and believe otherwise.

I'm sorry.

Well, I've always had the feeling
that the universe can still surprise us.

You can't prove something
based on a feeling.

Did you feel
that?

Prove it.

I...

I'm sorry.

Why do you keep
moving those around?

Um... It just helps me figure
out where I need to get to next.

What do you
mean?

I mean, you said
it yourself.

We're not
friends.

We're not
roommates.

We're research
partners.

And we made our
discovery, so... Exactly.

Finding the planet
candidate is just the first step.

I mean, there's still
plenty of analysis to do.

There's...

I mean, you don't have to leave.

I'm sorry for
last night.

I shouldn't have
done that to you.

No, I made you
uncomfortable, and I.

..

No, you didn't.

Okay, then.

We should go tell
Charlie the good news.

Charlie...

be mid-lecture
by now.

Okay, so we'll
crash it.

I... I don't really want
to be seen on campus.

Hence...

crashing.

If you only look up from your
phones to glean one piece of

information from me all
semester, let it be this.

Data.

Data is everything to us.

Yes?

Without data, we wouldn't
understand what we're looking at.

But if you're like me, and staring at
graphs all day is not a lot of fun to you,

well, there's a
way to make it fun.

Sonification is the process
of converting data into sound.

What we are listening to right now
are vibrations from Saturn's rings.

Consider what you're
actually listening to.

.

It's pretty
trippy, right?

Let's switch it
up.

Listening to data is very
useful for detecting patterns.

If you think about it, basically every
song on your radios, on your streaming

devices, can be
broken down into data.

Now, I've put the mp3 of
this sonified track on E-Class.

What I want you to do is go home
and reverse the sonification process.

Convert the sound
back into data.

That's it.

Get the hell out
of here.

So, this is how you think
college students dress?

You look like you're about to drop
a really, really obnoxious mixtape.

Hey, Dr. Rickman
from Tess is coming.

I give a lecture
next month.

You guys should
sneak into that as well.

I recommend dressing
exactly like this.

You may need to talk
to him a little sooner.

What are you
talking about?

We found our
planet.

Seriously?

Yeah.

Are you kidding
me right now?

Hang on a
second.

Hello?

Now?

Like, right now?

Yeah, yeah,
okay.

I'm coming.

I'm coming.

I'm having a
baby.

Hi.

My wife is
having a baby.

Our baby.

It's Maya.

Durant.

M-A-Y-A.

I'd just love to know
what floor she's on, please.

Isaac.

You're going to
be a father.

Isaac.

He's not
breathing.

I don't want to
do this.

No!

Just give us
some space.

Just focus on
me.

Still no
heartbeat.

No!

I'm so sorry.

Isaac.

No!

What are you
thinking about?

I thought it's
all just luck.

All of this.

Us.

It's just this total
cosmic accident.

It's just one minuscule variation,
a slight shift, one way or another.

In the last 13.8 billion years, it could
have gone an infinite number of ways.

Here we are,
recycled matter, dust.

So many things have to
go right to make anything.

And Adam, a
star, a tiny

person, he was ours.

For years.

For less than a
minute, he was ours.

And then, he wasn't.

Isaac, I wish I could tell you why
bad things happen to good people.

Our life just
stops.

But I can't.

I only know that the
universe went our way.

And we're here.

And so was he.

He was here.

His atoms were
here.

And they're not gone,
they've only changed.

I read somewhere that once two
atoms come in contact with one

another, they can become linked, intertwined,
and then no matter how far they're

separated, they still
know one another's state.

Instantly, over
light years.

Quantum
entanglement.

Yeah.

You're still connected to him.

I'm not sure that's
how that works.

Yeah, but you
feel him, don't you?

Well, maybe
somewhere,

somehow, he
still feels you.

Now you've got one
from every continent.

This one will be
both of ours.

Maybe that means
you can stay.

Stop looking at what you're
drawing and just feel it.

Feel it?

Yeah.

I'll just draw the
bite out of you.

It's gonna fall.

Now you gotta
wear it till it falls off.

Uh, fire.

And that's
earth.

And this is air.

My tooth went
through my lip.

I need something
out of it.

It's kind of
Wonder Woman-y.

Hello?

Yeah, it's me.

What are you
talking about?

That doesn't
make any sense.

No, we gave you
all of our data.

It's been...

Go back.

Take a look.

Hello?

Hello?

What's going on?

Somebody discovered our
planet candidate using the test

data and they submitted
it a week before us.

Some, some guy
from Ladakh,

India is gonna be
credited with our discovery.

Not us.

Okay, but we
still found it, right?

I mean, it doesn't really matter
whose name goes on what.

Yes, yes, yes,
it does.

It really does.

It means that we're not gonna be a part
of the next couple of years of analysis.

What do you mean,
the next couple of years?

And if they find
signs of life?

I mean, we're definitely
not gonna be a part of that.

Okay.

Well then, why don't we
just find another candidate?

No, no.

Just start the whole
process over again.

Stop, stop,
stop.

At this point, finding a better
planet candidate in time for

James Webb is
basically impossible.

Isaac.

It's over.

It's over.

We made our most
intriguing discovery.

So far,
TESS-421a.

And 421a, it
orbits Nemdorf.

It's in the
Goldilocks zone,

where the temperature
is just right for liquid water.

It's about 20 light years away.

And its size is closer to Earth's
than any other planet recorded.

Has TESS found any initial evidence to
suggest that there is life on this planet?

No, that's not the
primary objective of TESS.

I mean, we're merely...
we're a survey mission.

A search for Earth-like planets.

Webb's infrared capabilities will allow
us to... The objective of TESS is to find

Earth-like
planets.

...its
atmosphere.

So, determine
composition,

identify biosignature gases.

..

Wait, every... everyone is
looking for Earth-like planets.

They're all... they're all looking
for circumstances that are right.

But what... what if we look
for things that are wrong?

What do you
mean?

Even if a planet has life,
it could just be microbial.

It would be too
small.

We wouldn't be
able to see it.

The only way to truly know if
we find an advanced species is to

see the result of
their existence.

Atmospheres affected by fossil fuels,
or large megastructures that are big

enough to make a transit, or,
uh, uh, solar energy harvesting.

You know,
footprints.

Older and more evolved civilizations are
bound to have produced unnatural phenomena.

Anomalies.

How would we
even start?

We download the next
batch of TESS data.

And we go through all of it.

The process of
elimination.

Okay.

I'm done being a
hermit.

I need to get out
of this apartment.

Uh, I'm making
real progress here.

Come on, just... I'm
sorry, I can't tell you.

What?

I'm going out!

Where?

Dancing.

You need a Tylenol or something?

Mm-mm.

What are you
doing?

Uh... drawing.

Evolution.

Oh.

Nice.

You know, Eva's much
closer to me these days.

Oh, yeah?

When I found her,
she was a stray.

She was wandering
without a home.

Maybe it's her
who found me.

And I'm a stray.

Holy shit.

I think I found
something.

I found
something.

What am I
looking at here?

You'll see it.

This is bad
data.

What are you
talking about?

Look at this.

The data captured
over these days.

Look at this.

The strange periodic
dimming of the light.

That suggests strategically
scattered objects orbiting this star.

This is too intentional
to be debris.

This could be some sort
of partial Dyson sphere.

Some advanced civilization
harvesting their star's energy.

Charlie, would you look at this?

You know aliens are always the last
thing you're supposed to consider, right?

Charlie, this is
not natural, man.

It's bad data.

There was movement
on the planet.

There was movement
on the spacecraft.

This batch is
riddled with errors.

I'm surprised you
don't know that.

Oh, shit.

I think you might
be too close to this.

Everything okay?

Hey.

I heard you were
under the weather.

You look like
you're on the mend.

Not really.

But I just came in here to get
a glass of water and then I'm

going to go back
to bed.

How's Maya?

Good, good.

I mean, Maya's a
little nuts, you know.

It's kind of hard to get any sleep when
the baby's crying every seven days.

I'm afraid I'm going to come
home one day and she's going to

have a note taped to the
kid's forehead that says she's

moved to Puerto Plata and she
was never really into dad bod.

Come on.

But besides that, we're good.

Well, if she needs a tour
guide, just toss her my way.

You know, sometimes I
miss being on the move.

Good night, you
guys.

Hey, good night.

Hey.

What the hell's the
matter with you?

Charlie,
not
now, please.

She's sick and you're
looking at shit data?

You should be
making her soup.

You spent all your time looking up at
the stars, you're going to miss what's

right in front
of you.

Again.

All right, this whole hiatus
thing bore fruit, right?

You met Clara.

You got closure
with Rebecca.

I mean, she's
moving on with her life.

You deserve
that, too.

What do you mean
by that?

She got in touch with Maya to
say congratulations on the baby.

And?

And she asked our opinions on
the best online baby registries.

Hey.

I mean, you don't have to stop.

It's fine.

How are you
feeling?

You don't have
to worry about me.

What I do is for you.

It's not great.

I tried to do
everything you told me.

I got charcoal all
over my hands.

I just figured,
you know, you're

never in any of
your own sketches.

You're always busy
observing everything else.

I just wanted to let
you know that I see you.

And I know I've
been distracted lately.

I've been thinking about that
look on Charlie's face when he.

..

when he was holding
his baby for the first time.

Everything just
made sense to him.

And I realize that all this time,
I've just been chasing that look.

I thought that this, you know, I
thought all of this, you know, the work.

I thought maybe if I
could find life somewhere.

If I could just find something
living and maybe... Isaac.

I think it's
time to give up.

I tried, but I
failed.

Get up.

Come on.

What?

Come on, get up.

Look, we are going to try to find something
tonight, but this time no more data.

I need you to trust something
more than just your eyes.

I don't
understand.

You said that there was a virtual
map created from the test data, right?

Yes, but only two batches of
data have been released so far.

Set it up.

We're gonna pick
a star.

At random?

No.

Not at random.

Give me your
hand.

Here.

I want you to
see what I see.

What?

You said it
yourself, right?

We're dust.

We're made up of the same
stuff that this universe is.

You're not just
in it, Isaac.

It's in you.

So find it.

Use it.

All right, this
is crazy.

Trust me.

All right.

I'll try.

Close your eyes.

Come on.

Close them.

Let yourself
drift...

to where you've
been,

and where you
can go next.

Turn it off.

Isaac.

I can't believe I let
you talk me into that.

Huh.

I saw you feel
something.

We just need to
try this again.

When are you
going to get it?

You want the world to be
this magical connected place,

but you know
that it's not.

And so you sugarcoat it with
these bullshit philosophies.

Because the truth
is, you can't stand it.

Just like the
rest of us.

Isaac, I saw you feel
something back there.

I saw you feel something inside
of yourself that you couldn't explain.

So what do you
do?

You reject it because
you can't prove it.

You trust your data more
than you trust yourself.

Because I'm
objective!

No, because
you're lost.

And I care about
you.

And all I wanted to do was...
What, you wanted to make me

another chapter
in your scrapbook?

Come on.

You wanted to have some
great experience and then up and

leave just like
you always do?

No.

But it's like you said, you
miss being on the move, right?

You want to talk
about trust?

I trusted you.

Right up until the moment
that I realized that I'm just a pit

stop on your way
to somewhere else.

Isaac.

Eva!

Come on girl,
I want to go!

Eva!

Where is she?

Clara, she's
right there.

I don't know.

Eva.

What's going on?

Eva.

Clara, Clara,
Clara.

Eva.

Hey, hey, hey!

What's
happening?

What's
happening?

I don't know
where I'm going.

Clara, stop,
stop.

No, no, no!

No, no, no!

No, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no!

Clara, wake up!

Clara!

Help!

Mr. Bruno.

She's awake now.

What's wrong
with her?

We, um...

We think it's some sort of
rare autoimmune disease.

Her skin is
being affected,

her muscles are atrophying, her connective
tissue is breaking down, and her organs.

It's her heart, her
lungs, her kidneys.

They've been failing
for some time now.

No.

No.

No.

No.

This doesn't
make any sense.

She...

She... She's been tired.

She's... been a little
under the weather.

Other than that,
she's been fine.

Fine.

The state that you brought her in here,
I'm surprised she can even walk and talk.

The corticosteroid she was taking
might have relieved her symptoms, but...

Mr. Bruno, it was
only a matter of time.

We'll do what we
can for Clara.

Clara.

Clara.

I'm sorry.

Clara.

Why didn't you
tell me?

It wouldn't have
made any difference.

I was always gonna end up here.

I brought you
these.

I don't want to
go.

I want to stay.

I want to stay.

At least you know you're
not going anywhere.

Because there is
nowhere for me to go, right?

I didn't say
that.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You're pretty
entangled, huh?

Clara.

What are you
doing?

I don't need to
move them anymore.

What?

Clara.

You gotta rest,
okay?

Just remember
them like that?

For me?

Yeah.

I will.

Clara.

Isaac.

No, no.

Something's
wrong.

Something's
wrong.

Nurse!

Hey, nurse!

Nurse!

Hey.

Hey, something's
wrong, okay?

I'll be right
back.

Don't go.

Don't go.

I wish I could see your
face when you see it.

What?

You're gonna have
to stand the slack on.

You have to step
aside.

Clara?

Clara, can you
hear me?

Clara?

Okay.

Mr. Bruno?

Mr. Bruno?

Her belongings.

I'm so sorry.

Bake!

Forget this, OK?

All right, let's thank Dr.

Reppman for coming
to speak with us today.

Please.

.

Excuse me.'ll be
right back.

Excuse me.

Isaac.

Isaac, what are
you doing here?

You didn't return
any of my calls.

What's going on?

I need to speak
to Rickman.

Jesus, you look like
you haven't slept.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Well, did they figure
out what she had?

Charlie, I'm
serious.

I need to speak
to Rickman.

Now.

I don't think
that's a good idea.

Charlie... Isaac,
you need to stop this.

You are not thinking straight.

This is real.

Please.

As I said, my wife's
a huge fan, so.

..

I mean, so am I.

Dr. Rickman,
this is Dr.

Bruno.

I, uh, thought you
two should meet.

Gentlemen, I have
a plane to catch at 7.

I don't have
time for this.

Dr. Rickman,
please.

I...

I found an anomaly in the
most recent batch of test data.

What kind of
anomaly?

Uh, it's a
nearby system.

Orange dwarf
star.

Jupiter-mass planet
orbiting just outside the...

No, we're not interested
in Jupiter masses.

They're
uninhabitable.

Yes, but I think you might be interested
in what I found orbiting with it.

This step.

Right here.

The algorithm skipped
right over it, but I...

I got lucky.

Happened to
notice it.

It's most likely
an exomoon.

Which is a nice
find, Dr. Bruno.

But it's nothing
anomalous.

That's what I
found.

And then I accessed the
online Kepler data archives,

and I found
this.

And this.

And these.

Multiple transits from this
star, with this same... period.

And this step?

It's in the
exact same spot,

relative to the
planet.

It's not a moon.

I checked.

And
double-checked.

And
triple-checked.

This guy checks.

Hmm.

Hmm?

Looks like I am
missing my flight.

You know, that whole aliens
are the last thing to consider

business is getting
harder by the minute.

Yep.

Charlie, I got another
favor to ask you.

If this thing checks out, I
want you to take the lead on it.

What the hell are
you talking about?

This could save
your career.

This is your big
discovery.

No, it doesn't
belong to me.

It's hers.

Well, that's why
you should share it.

I just did.

Look, I'll see
this part through.

Besides, you'd look a lot better
on the front of the paper anyway.

Well, there is
definitely...

There is
something there.

But we vet the data
with our full attention.

But for now, we cannot
draw any wild conclusions.

With all due
respect, Dr.

Rickman...

Yes,
we can.

Here.

Look.

This planet is
orbiting the star.

Just outside the
habitable zone.

Now, this object is orbiting
with the planet, closer to the

star, and inside
the habitable zone.

Now, if we take gravitational pull and
the gradient points into consideration,

it seems fairly obvious that
whatever this object is, it's

stuck at the L1
point of this planet.

Yeah,
but L1 is
unstable.

I mean, if it happens, if it ended
up there, why hasn't it drifted off?

So when we launch the James
Webb, and it's orbiting Earth

at our L2 point, which is also
unstable, it's just gonna drift off?

No.

I mean, everything we have at
L1 and L2 is an artificial satellite.

They all have
thrusters.

They're...

under control.

So...

something is keeping it there.

What?

Good morning,
everyone.

Good afternoon or evening to
many of you who are watching

this from around
the world.

50 years ago, we sent astronauts to
the moon as the whole world watched.

And then after that,
we stopped watching.

We stopped
looking up.

Well, not everyone, but we as a species,
we lost interest in what was above us.

But in recent years, that has.

..

it's begun to
change.

Finding flowing water on Mars, soon
sending men and women to live there.

Space is once
again uniting us

as curious human
beings.

Well, today, our
curiosity has paid off.

Ladies and gentlemen, let
me present first TESS 1417.

It's 200 light
years away.

It's home to four exoplanets,
one of them a Jupiter mass.

And then... this.

It's a large,
large object.

It orbits with
the planet,

within the
habitable zone.

For the past two years, SETI
has monitored the constant radio

signal created by
the object's presence.

Although nothing in the
signal suggests communication,

there are frequent shifts that
indicate the object's movements.

It adjusts itself with
the utmost precision.

And therefore, we have
concluded that this artificial,

artificial object, it's the
result of intelligent life.

Uh, panel now to
take questions.

Uh, yes.

Can you elaborate on what you
believe this artificial object to be?

We cannot begin to comprehend
the architecture of an object

this large, but that does
not change the fact that this

megastructure is
being commandeered.

We believe it to be
some sort of space station.

It is shaped by light and
a transparent rubber-like.

In addition,
objects such as

object and a light-ception can be and
separated standing in a point in the of

the It is created by
a switch What are

these rocks you take
everywhere with you?

They're my
pieces of home.

It

seems too beautiful
to just be random.

This one will be
well the worse.

Isaac...

I wish I could see your
face when you see it.

Isaac!

How are you?

I'm good.

How's your son?

Great.

Paul will be too in
a couple of weeks.

He's getting
big.

Wow.

Sorry for being so
cryptic on the phone.

First contact isn't something you
spill the beans about on an open line.

They made
contact?

That's what it
seems.

Two weeks ago, an electron
spin detector at Los Alamos was

observing a particle
for an unrelated project.

The particle started
spinning bizarrely.

Soon we realized it was being
manipulated to get our attention.

They must have exploited
entanglement to instantly send

us data through
quantum states.

Wait, wait,
wait.

I don't
understand.

What kind of data could you
send through spinning particles?

The particle would vary between
two specific transformations only, so we

assigned zeros to the first
spin and ones to the other.

Binary.

Not just that.

The zeros and ones were
in Morse code patterns.

It's beyond us
how.

But they must have found a way to probe
us relatively recently if they're using

Morse to send a
message.

Well, what did
the message say?

I don't
understand.

Somehow they know all about us.

About you.

We figure they can anticipate
you listening for the next message.

Let's find out.

How?

Stand by, Isaac.

Los Alamos is detecting
transformations again.

It's not Morse
code.

Maybe they're
building a file?

Then we need a
format.

Okay, try a text
file.

Try an audio
format.

Okay.

Play it.

Remember me to
one who lives there.

Oh.

Oh.

Ah, yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

I know.

You say it in
the next song.

Oh, my god.

And

I'll be right in
the future.

All right, let's
go.

We've called it.

It's the best,
isn't it?

Yeah, it is.

You're playing
new songs.