Spaceship Earth' takes viewers on a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun. Galactic investigators hunt for answers to some of man's most puzzling questions. How was Earth created? What creatures hold clues to how life began? Where did the planet's water come from? We also ask why Earth is the most habitable planet in the universe for humans. We ask what forces threaten its ultimate demise. From its early struggles with asteroids and comets to its current battles against global warming, the creation of Spaceship Earth is one of the most complex and controversial scientific detective stories of all time.

Originally released by A&E Networks, 2007. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 16, 2015.

Origin of Earth (5:48); --Early Earth (4:03); -- Formation of Earth's Core (2:40); -- Meteoric Collisions (2:44); -- Asteroids and Comets (2:34); -- Earth's Water (2:28); -- Halley's Comet (2:02); -- Primitive Life (5:12); -- Connecting Obama to the Kennedys (1:40); -- Subtlety & Effectiveness in Propaganda (1:17); -- Human Presence (3:49); -- Global Warming (3:55); -- Planetary Evolution (2:35);.