Tomorrow Today (engl.)

DW-TV´s science program TOMORROW TODAY focuses on current topics in research.

Videos

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Why is our home galaxy called the Milky Way?

The name for our galaxy comes from the ancient Greek words for ‘milk’ or ‘milky’. They could only see it as a bright band of light in the night sky. This Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Daniele M. in Bulgaria.

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How do we know other planetary systems are out there?

Our solar system is just one of many in the universe. Over 4000 other exoplanetary systems have already been discovered in our galaxy alone. How do we detect them? This viewer question was sent in by Wayne K. in the US.