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Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

NASA Discovers 715 New Planets

Reid Nakamura
Executive Producer

The number of known planets just doubled

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Super-Earth May Support Life But Needs More Study

Without better telescopes scientists won't know for sure, but this "super-Earth" has the most promise to support life so far.

Shea Huffman
Staff Reporter

Scientists say the so-called super-Earth could be habitable if all the conditions are right.

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

An artist's conception of a Jupiter-like planet floating freely without a parent star. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt

Len Ly
Senior Staff Reporter

Study suggests there are nearly twice as many of these Jupiter-sized planets as stars.