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PBS
Jul 10, 2019
54 m

PBS
Jul 10, 2019
54 m

Summary Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Each week NOVA takes an in depth look at a particular topic or ind...

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Directed By: James Wright

PBS
Jul 10, 2019
54 m

PBS
Jul 10, 2019
54 m

S46 • Episode 11

Back to the Moon

Air Date: Jul 10, 2019

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Summary Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Each week NOVA takes an in depth look at a particular topic or ind...

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Created By: Scott Tiffany

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Episode 1 • Jan 2, 2019 • 54 m

Pluto and Beyond

Follow the New Horizons spacecraft as it makes its historic flyby of one of the furthest objects in the solar system. Follow as they plan and execute maneuvers to allow the spacecraft to target a Kuiper Belt object known as Ultima Thule.

Episode 2 • Jan 9, 2019 • 54 m

Einstein's Quantum Riddle

In an effort to disprove quantum mechanics, Albert Einstein proposes one of its strangest features: quantum entanglement.

Episode 3 • Jan 23, 2019 • 53 m

Kilauea: Hawai'i on Fire

An investigation into the increased activity at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, and look at why these geologically distinctive volcanoes formed in the middle of the Pacific.

Episode 4 • Feb 6, 2019 • 54 m

Decoding the Great Pyramid

Archaeological research by Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass shed light on some of the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids.

Episode 5 • Feb 13, 2019 • 54 m

Rise of the Rockets

Private companies develop new ways to allow for more human activity in space; NASA builds a rocket that goes far beyond Earth.

Episode 6 • Feb 20, 2019 • 53 m

The Next Pompeii

Assessing the risk of a potential eruption of an ancient supervolcano under the Italian city of Naples.

Episode 7 • Apr 24, 2019 • 53 m

Saving the Dead Sea

Scientists, engineers, and political leaders devise a plan to save the Dead Sea, whose level has declined by more than 65 feet since 1976.

Episode 8 • May 8, 2019 • 53 m

Inside the Megafire

Scientists try to determine the cause for the increasing megafire threat by exploring the physics of fire, how firestorms move and travel, and by analyzing aerial drone and satellite data to catch fires before they start.

Episode 9 • May 15, 2019 • 53 m

First Horse Warriors

The advent of horse riding changed the course of human history and the genetic makeup of humankind.

Episode 10 • May 22, 2019 • 53 m

Lost Viking Army

Bioarchaeologists investigate a ninth-century mass grave in a rural English village. Will the remains unlock the mystery of the "Great Heathen Army," a legendary Viking fighting force that once invaded England?

Episode 11 • Jul 10, 2019 • 54 m

Back to the Moon

Fifty years after humans first stepped foot on the moon, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs engage in new discoveries to make life on the moon a reality.

Episode 12 • Jul 24, 2019 • 54 m

The Planets: Inner Worlds

The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life. Was it always this way?

Episode 13 • Jul 24, 2019 • 54 m

The Planets: Mars

The dry, red planet Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes. But if it once had many of the ingredients necessary to form life, how far along might that process have gotten?

Episode 14 • Jul 31, 2019 • 53 m

The Planets: Jupiter

Jupiter's gravitational force made it a wrecking ball as it barreled through the early solar system, but it also helped shape life on Earth as it brought comets laden with water and possibly the asteroid that put an end to the dinosaurs.

Episode 15 • Aug 7, 2019 • 53 m

The Planets: Saturn

NASA's Cassini probe explores Saturn's icy rings and moons, capturing ring-moon interactions and revealing ingredients for life on the moon Enceladus.

Episode 16 • Aug 14, 2019 • 53 m

The Planets: Ice Worlds

Uranus and Neptune's unexpected rings, supersonic winds and dozens of moons; an up-close view of Pluto before exploring the Kuiper belt

Episode 17 • Oct 16, 2019 • 53 m

Why Bridges Collapse

Examines if new engineering techniques can help prevent deadly bridge collapses by looking at the 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy and collapses in the USA.

Episode 18 • Oct 23, 2019 • 53 m

Look Who's Driving

Exploring the possibility of self-driving cars, including whether they could really be safer than human drivers.

Episode 19 • Oct 30, 2019 • 53 m

Rise of the Mammals

A new trove of fossils reveals how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Episode 20 • Nov 6, 2019 • 53 m

Dead Sea Scroll Detectives

New technologies help scientists decipher the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls and newly surfaced fragments.

Episode 21 • Nov 13, 2019 • 53 m

Decoding da Vinci

A visit to Florence, Italy to explore how Leonardo da Vinci used science, from human dissections to innovative painting techniques, to create his artwork.

Episode 22 • Nov 20, 2019 • 1 h 52 m

The Violence Paradox

A journey through history and the human mind to explore violence, and how a more peaceful world can be achieved.

Episode 23 • Nov 27, 2019

Animal Espionage

Camera traps and drones offer an up-close look at animals without disturbing them, providing insight into the secret world of animals such as whales, tigers, and giant armadillos.

Episode 101 • Jul 3, 2019

Black Hole Universe

Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature's strangest and most powerful objects. Black holes can reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and may be the key to unlocking the ultimate nature of reality.

51 Seasons

Top Cast

Jay O. Sanders

Self - Narrator

Craig Sechler

Self - Narrator, Narrator, Self

Stacy Keach

Self - Narrator, Narrator

Eric Meyers

Self - Narrator, Narrator, Narrated By

Lance Lewman

Self - Narrator, Narrator, Self

Will Lyman

Narrator, Self (narrator), Self - Narrator

Neil Ross

Narrator, Self, Self - Narrator

Liev Schreiber

Self - Narrator, Narrator

Peter Thomas

Narrator, Narrator - World War II Veteran, Self - Narrator

Talithia Williams

Self - Narrator, Self, Narrator

David Pogue

Self - Host, Self - Technology Reporter, New York Times, Self, Self - New York Times Tech Columnist

Mercer Boffey

Self, Narrator, Self - Narrator, Self - narrator

David Ogden Stiers

Self - Narrator, Narrator

Miles O'Brien

Self - Narrator, Self - Host, Reporter, Self, Self - Correspondent

Gene Galusha

Self - Narrator

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self, Narrator, Host, Self - American Museum of Natural History, Self - American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium, Self - Narrator, narrator

Don Wescott

Self (narrator), Narrator

David Attenborough

Self - Narrator, Self - Presenter, Self - Host

Sylvester James Gates Jr.

Self, Self - University of Maryland, Self - Brown University

Andre Fenton

Self, Co-Hist, Co-Host, Self - New York University

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