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Earth may not be rare after all. New data from NASA\u2019s Kepler mission suggests that the universe is chock-a-block with planets. More than a thousand new possible planets have just been found, and more than fifty of these might be suitable for life. Ready for cosmic company? We discuss the results of the Kepler mission in a roundtable with some of its top scientists.\nMeanwhile, the Voyager spacecraft continues to be humanity\u2019s point man in the race to interstellar space. Poised to leave our solar system, we reflect on the mission \u2013 including its on-board messages for aliens.\nPlus, out-of-this world science. From lab coats to warp speed: does Hollywood get it right? Does it matter?\nGuests:\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Jon Jenkins \u2013 Co-principal investigator for the Kepler Mission\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Doug Caldwell \u2013 Co-investigator and instrument scientist for the Kepler Mission\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Jessie Christiansen \u2013 Data scientist working on the Kepler mission\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Ed Stone \u2013 Professor of physics at the California Institute of Technology, and former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory\nJennifer Ouellette \u2013 Writer and former director, National Academy of Sciences\u2019 Science and Entertainment Exchange\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices