question is, as old as -- the question is as old as mankind itself -- in space, is there life on other lannettt's one of the reasons people have loved staring at the night sky for centuries. the best place for stargazing in europe is on the spanish island of the palme. >> when night falls, the canary island stargazers come out in force. they spend the next few hours traveling through their telescopes to places far away from the earth. >> everyone is fascinated by the night sky. you look up and see all the stars. if you think about what all might be out there can be frightening. the starry skies bewitch us. just like the ocean when it is especially wild. >> the amateur researchers try to find answers to all their questions. for example, is the universe infinite? this is a special place for astronomers. they're proud scientists from all over the world come to the canaries. their location far out in the atlantic and close to the equator is an outstanding vantage point for stargazers. >> this is one of the best places in the world for viewing the sky. there's almost no disturbing artificial light,