Discovery HD Theater to Simulcast "Alien Planet"

Discovery HD Theater will air "Alien Planet" May 14th in the high-def network's first ever simulcast done in conjunction with the Discovery Channel. According to DHDT, the theme of "Alien Planet" is what happens when we find life outside our own planet. Through computer generated imagery, animation and special effects, viewers are taken on a virtual mission to a planet called Darwin IV, which is 6.5 million light years from Earth. There is also in-depth scientific commentary from luminaries such as Stephen Hawking and George Lucas.

DHDT will also premiere "The Science of Star Wars" on May 18. This original series consists of three hour-long episodes: "Man and Machine," "Space Cowboys" and "War, Weaponry and The Force."