Alien Planet
Discovery Channel
May 14, 8 p.m. EST/PST What happens when we find life beyond planet Earth? The Discovery Channel along with several scientists (including famous string theorist, Michio Kaku and physicist, Stephen Hawking) take us on a virtual journey to Darwin IV. This planet and its many inhabitants may be fictional -- but they’re all based in science.
To learn more, click on the graphic below. You'll be able to navigate through several interactive images to explore alien life forms of Darwin IV, including the Daggerwrist, Unth, Butcher Tree, Trunk Sucker, Groveback and Littoralope.
You can also take a virtual voyage, view a video gallery, read the story behind the planet and hear from the scientists who helped create this amazing new world:
