Within 20 years, we are expecting to send the first colonizers to the Red Planet. Astronauts will brave the six-month journey to become the first extraterrestrials visitors to Mars - where they are expected to live and die there, never to return to Earth. But why have we always had a strange fascination with this particular planet? The latest NASA research has revealed that not only is there evidence of liquid water on the planet, but that life on Earth was most likely seeded on Mars. Ancient Astronaut theorists even suggest that the development of life on Earth may have similarities to how scientists are currently planning to keep humans alive on the red planet. Could extraterrestrials from Mars have colonized Earth in our remote past? Could our voyage to Mars not only unlock the mysteries of our ancient, extraterrestrial origins - but also be the key to the long-term survival of the human species?

Ancient Aliens Season 9 Episodes...

• s09e01 - Pyramids of Antarctica
• s09e02 - Destination Mars
• s09e03 - The Next Humans
• s09e04 - The New Evidence
• s09e05 - The Visionaries
• s09e06 - Decoding the Cosmic Egg
• s09e07 - The Wisdom Keepers
• s09e08 - The Mysterious Nine
• s09e09 - The Hidden Empire
• s09e10 - The Prototypes
• s09e11 - Space Station Moon
• s09e12 - Russia's Secret Files
• s09e13 - Beyond Roswell
• s09e14 - The Returned
• s09e15 - Shiva the Destroyer

Ancient Aliens Show Summary

Presented in the 1968 bestselling book Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Daniken, the theory of "ancient aliens" rocked people's beliefs in mankind's progress. Ancient cave drawings of strange creatures, remains of landing strips in Peru, and Indian texts that describe the "flying machines of the gods" were just a few of the odd archaeological artefacts cited by von Daniken as proof that ancient astronauts were well known to our ancestors. Produced with the exclusive cooperation of von Daniken himself, Ancient Aliens launches all-new expeditions to seek out and evaluate this evidence, with a concentration on the latest discoveries of the last 30 years, including unusual DNA findings on man's evolution and newly decoded artefacts from Egypt to Syria to South America. It is a balanced investigation into a theory some believe cannot be true, but many agree cannot be ignored.

** Please Note: the schedule for Ancient Aliens is a 'best fit'. The official order has changed multiple times, and no one source agrees with another **