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A dramatic repair mission gives the Hubble Space Telescope another chance to capture stunning pictures like only it can.
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World's Deadliest Weather
A record-breaking cyclone wrecks South Pacific islands; a cruise ship becomes stranded in a storm; two friends get caught in a deadly avalanche.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hurricane Florence causes biblical-level flooding in North Carolina; a magnitude seven earthquake rocks Anchorage, Alaska; a colossal wave swamps a surfer in Nazaré, Portugal.
World's Deadliest Weather
Wildfires devastate the seaside village of Mati in Greece; monster hail pummels tourists and zoo animals in Colorado; hikers in Turkey fight for survival after they're stranded by a flash flood; a tornado rips off roofs and catapults cars in Canada.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hurricane Michael rips across the Florida panhandle, trapping a storm chaser; the UK coast guard battles gale force winds to save fishermen stranded on the hull of their capsized trawler; an adventurer suffers extreme heat stroke in the Gobi Desert.
World's Deadliest Weather
As the deadliest wildfire in Californian history tears across the state, one man battles the flames in a bid to save his home; a tornado tears apart a woman's home in Arkansas; in Uruguay, a helicopter rescue team tries to reach a trapped canoeist.
World's Deadliest Weather
A twister traps teachers and pupils at an American school; wildfires rip across the moors in the north of England; in Argentina, a trek nearly ends in tragedy for a group of hikers; in Africa, a man is on a mission to descend into a volcano.
Cosmic Vistas
The Northern Lights tells the story of the makeup of the planet, the sun and possibly life on other planets.
Cosmic Vistas
Using computer simulations, it is possible to fly over other worlds and see how galaxies interact.
Cosmic Vistas
Advanced telescopes capture images of the night sky from the Atacama Desert.
Cosmic Vistas
A dramatic repair mission gives the Hubble Space Telescope another chance to capture stunning pictures like only it can.
Cosmic Vistas
In the future, telescopes will allow scientists to see further to planets that may support life.
Cosmic Vistas
In an attempt to view the cosmos beyond the scope of human vision, infrared light and gamma radiation are used.
Cosmic Vistas
The second-largest planet is also a mini-solar system with 60 moons and those crazy rings.
Cosmic Vistas
The Dawn mission explores the asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.
Cosmic Vistas
The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking man to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn.
Cosmic Vistas
Scientists are now probing to detect gravity waves in space and mapping the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time.
Cosmic Vistas
For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit.
Cosmic Vistas
The vast majority of information being gathered about Mars is by orbiters chronicling everything they can.
Cosmic Journeys
Exploring Venus' history and how it diverged from Earth in its formative years to become a hot, acidic, lifeless world.
Cosmic Journeys
Among the millions black holes in the Milky Way Galaxy are massive black holes with the greatest potential for destruction.
Cosmic Journeys
Astronomers explore the fundamental workings of the universe and its energies through programs including Fermi, Swift, Chandra, NuSTAR and Hubble.
Cosmic Journeys
Two Voyager spacecraft speed toward the boundary of the solar system, providing astronomers with valuable data about the cosmos.
Cosmic Journeys
The Kepler space telescope helps astronomers explore the galaxy for other planets like Earth that are capable of supporting life.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists explore the mysterious substance called antimatter.
Oasis Earth
Six astronauts try to produce the most detailed 3-D images of Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Sun and Man
Observing the burning star and learning from it as the Mayans did thousands of years ago, and as we still do today.
Sun and Man
Observing the burning star and learning from it as the Mayans did thousands of years ago, and as we still do today.
Mutant Weather
A warmer planet creates drier conditions and increasing lightning activity, causing catastrophic wildfires and other anomalies like "firenadoes"; megastorm events occur in California and Alberta, Canada.
Mutant Weather
Climate change means warmer ocean temperatures and higher sea levels which are intensifying hurricanes. Some experts believe we should add a Category six to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.
Mutant Weather
The story of citizens most urgently affected by the melt in Alaska, faced with becoming climate refugees.
Mutant Weather
The story of devastating events in California and British Columbia, Canada.
Mutant Weather
Stories of major flooding in the southern US, forcing some people to leave the land their families have lived on for generations.
Battle For the Moon
The formation of NASA and launching of the Mercury Space Program.
Battle For the Moon
Reliving July 20, 1969, the day Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
The Jupiter Enigma
Drawing on new findings from NASA's Juno mission, scientists are peering into Jupiter's stormy heart to reveal the very origins of the solar system.
The Voyage Of Curiosity
The Mars Science Laboratory named Curiosity roams the surface of Mars.
Search for the Cosmic Dawn: The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope leads a massive search for an extraordinary chain of events that launched our universe at the brink of the cosmic dawn.
Mars Calling: Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion
Some believe Mars is the next home for humanity, but the real red planet is a trickster.
Hubble's Enduring Legacy
A look back at the Hubble Space Telescope's major accomplishments since its launch in April 1990.
Cosmic Journeys
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe is infinitely expanding in all directions, changing the field of cosmology.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists study the history of Mars and explore the possibility that it once contained life.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists look out deep into space hoping to measure the size of the universe based on the relatively miniscule portion of space observable from Earth.
Cosmic Journeys
Several countries plan to send spacecraft to the moon, potentially leading to a permanent human presence in space.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists map the surface of the moon and piece together its history to determine how it formed and learn more about Earth's origins in the process.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists probe the sun to learn more about coronal mass ejections, violent periodic outbursts that disrupt Earth's electrical systems.
Cosmic Journeys
Astronomers study stars and ultra-dense objects near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to learn more about the black hole at its heart.
World's Deadliest Weather
A deadly volcano eruption causes catastrophic destruction, and a tornado flips cars on a highway.
World's Deadliest Weather
Flash floods tear through Maryland in the US, a couple get stranded in a Himalayan blizzard, and a boat race is besieged by a rare weather phenomenon.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hurricane Sandy whips up wild waves in the Atlantic, prompting a rescue mission by the U.S. Coast Guard; cavers in California get caught out by flash floods; wild winds cause a crash for hot air balloonists; residents narrowly escape a landslide.
World's Deadliest Weather
A twister outbreak in Texas leaves a storm chaser trapped; in Florida, dangerous riptides drag swimmers out to sea; a sudden storm hits a holiday resort in Greece; a giant wave crashes through a restaurant in Italy.
World's Deadliest Weather
The LA Fire Department battle to rescue residents trapped by the flames in California; the biggest twister to hit the US for 60 years rips apart Joplin, Missouri; in Antarctica, a husband and wife brave extreme elements to set a new record.
World's Deadliest Weather
"Queensland Australia is shaken by the most devastating flood in its history; in Kansas, two storm chasers track a terrifying twister; a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures in Iceland; a destructive hail storm pummels Texas.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano violently erupts; Good Samaritans in Texas rescue care home residents trapped in Hurricane Harvey's deadly floodwaters; in England a paddleboarder battles high winds and treacherous tides.
Cosmic Vistas
How humans discovered the planets and how they became a complex solar system.
Cosmic Vistas
Venus offers a complex story with its thick atmosphere and a substantial amount of matter.
Cosmic Vistas
Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets.
Cosmic Vistas
A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars.
Cosmic Vistas
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have exotic atmospheres, liquid interiors and rings.
Cosmic Vistas
The history of the solar system might be preserved out in the dark domain of Pluto and beyond.
Cosmic Vistas
Exploring the Milky Way from the mythology of ancient sky watchers to how scientists are mapping it from the inside out.
Cosmic Vistas
Examining the science behind the birth of the universe.
Cosmic Vistas
Mercury, one of the nearest planets to earth, has eluded astronomers' best efforts to learn its secrets until missions like Mariner and Messenger.
Cosmic Vistas
Examining how cosmic rays are produced and what that can tell us about the universe.
Cosmic Vistas
The Fermi Paradox asks why another civilization has not presented itself.
Cosmic Vistas
Examining Landsat 8, the advanced planetary explorer with a 900 million dollar price tag, which is designed to reveal complex and ever-changing details undetectable by the human eye.
Cosmic Vistas
A vehicle the size of a small car spent a year on Mars.
The Age of Hubble
An army of high-tech telescopes, led by Hubble in space, has delivered an unprecedented chain of discoveries about how galaxies took shape, how stars live and die, and how life arose.
Asteroids - A New El Dorado In Space?
States and corporations around the world are now investing in the field of asteroid mining activity.
World's Deadliest Weather
A deadly volcano eruption causes catastrophic destruction, and a tornado flips cars on a highway.
World's Deadliest Weather
Flash floods tear through Maryland in the US, a couple get stranded in a Himalayan blizzard, and a boat race is besieged by a rare weather phenomenon.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hurricane Sandy whips up wild waves in the Atlantic, prompting a rescue mission by the U.S. Coast Guard; cavers in California get caught out by flash floods; wild winds cause a crash for hot air balloonists; residents narrowly escape a landslide.
World's Deadliest Weather
A twister outbreak in Texas leaves a storm chaser trapped; in Florida, dangerous riptides drag swimmers out to sea; a sudden storm hits a holiday resort in Greece; a giant wave crashes through a restaurant in Italy.
World's Deadliest Weather
The LA Fire Department battle to rescue residents trapped by the flames in California; the biggest twister to hit the US for 60 years rips apart Joplin, Missouri; in Antarctica, a husband and wife brave extreme elements to set a new record.
World's Deadliest Weather
"Queensland Australia is shaken by the most devastating flood in its history; in Kansas, two storm chasers track a terrifying twister; a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures in Iceland; a destructive hail storm pummels Texas.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano violently erupts; Good Samaritans in Texas rescue care home residents trapped in Hurricane Harvey's deadly floodwaters; in England a paddleboarder battles high winds and treacherous tides.
Cosmic Vistas
How humans discovered the planets and how they became a complex solar system.
Cosmic Vistas
Venus offers a complex story with its thick atmosphere and a substantial amount of matter.
Cosmic Vistas
Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets.
Cosmic Vistas
A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars.
Cosmic Vistas
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have exotic atmospheres, liquid interiors and rings.
Cosmic Vistas
The history of the solar system might be preserved out in the dark domain of Pluto and beyond.
Cosmic Vistas
Exploring the Milky Way from the mythology of ancient sky watchers to how scientists are mapping it from the inside out.
Cosmic Vistas
Examining the science behind the birth of the universe.
Cosmic Vistas
Mercury, one of the nearest planets to earth, has eluded astronomers' best efforts to learn its secrets until missions like Mariner and Messenger.
Cosmic Vistas
Examining how cosmic rays are produced and what that can tell us about the universe.
Cosmic Vistas
The Fermi Paradox asks why another civilization has not presented itself.
Cosmic Vistas
Examining Landsat 8, the advanced planetary explorer with a 900 million dollar price tag, which is designed to reveal complex and ever-changing details undetectable by the human eye.
Cosmic Vistas
A vehicle the size of a small car spent a year on Mars.
The Age of Hubble
An army of high-tech telescopes, led by Hubble in space, has delivered an unprecedented chain of discoveries about how galaxies took shape, how stars live and die, and how life arose.
Asteroids - A New El Dorado In Space?
States and corporations around the world are now investing in the field of asteroid mining activity.
The Jupiter Enigma
Drawing on new findings from NASA's Juno mission, scientists are peering into Jupiter's stormy heart to reveal the very origins of the solar system.
The Voyage Of Curiosity
The Mars Science Laboratory named Curiosity roams the surface of Mars.
Search for the Cosmic Dawn: The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope leads a massive search for an extraordinary chain of events that launched our universe at the brink of the cosmic dawn.
Mars Calling: Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion
Some believe Mars is the next home for humanity, but the real red planet is a trickster.
Hubble's Enduring Legacy
A look back at the Hubble Space Telescope's major accomplishments since its launch in April 1990.
Cosmic Journeys
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe is infinitely expanding in all directions, changing the field of cosmology.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists study the history of Mars and explore the possibility that it once contained life.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists look out deep into space hoping to measure the size of the universe based on the relatively miniscule portion of space observable from Earth.
Cosmic Journeys
Several countries plan to send spacecraft to the moon, potentially leading to a permanent human presence in space.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists map the surface of the moon and piece together its history to determine how it formed and learn more about Earth's origins in the process.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists probe the sun to learn more about coronal mass ejections, violent periodic outbursts that disrupt Earth's electrical systems.
Cosmic Journeys
Astronomers study stars and ultra-dense objects near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to learn more about the black hole at its heart.
The Jupiter Enigma
Drawing on new findings from NASA's Juno mission, scientists are peering into Jupiter's stormy heart to reveal the very origins of the solar system.
The Voyage Of Curiosity
The Mars Science Laboratory named Curiosity roams the surface of Mars.
Search for the Cosmic Dawn: The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope leads a massive search for an extraordinary chain of events that launched our universe at the brink of the cosmic dawn.
Mars Calling: Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion
Some believe Mars is the next home for humanity, but the real red planet is a trickster.
Hubble's Enduring Legacy
A look back at the Hubble Space Telescope's major accomplishments since its launch in April 1990.
Cosmic Journeys
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe is infinitely expanding in all directions, changing the field of cosmology.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists study the history of Mars and explore the possibility that it once contained life.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists look out deep into space hoping to measure the size of the universe based on the relatively miniscule portion of space observable from Earth.
Cosmic Journeys
Several countries plan to send spacecraft to the moon, potentially leading to a permanent human presence in space.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists map the surface of the moon and piece together its history to determine how it formed and learn more about Earth's origins in the process.
Cosmic Journeys
Scientists probe the sun to learn more about coronal mass ejections, violent periodic outbursts that disrupt Earth's electrical systems.
Cosmic Journeys
Astronomers study stars and ultra-dense objects near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to learn more about the black hole at its heart.
World's Deadliest Weather
A deadly volcano eruption causes catastrophic destruction, and a tornado flips cars on a highway.
World's Deadliest Weather
Flash floods tear through Maryland in the US, a couple get stranded in a Himalayan blizzard, and a boat race is besieged by a rare weather phenomenon.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hurricane Sandy whips up wild waves in the Atlantic, prompting a rescue mission by the U.S. Coast Guard; cavers in California get caught out by flash floods; wild winds cause a crash for hot air balloonists; residents narrowly escape a landslide.
World's Deadliest Weather
A twister outbreak in Texas leaves a storm chaser trapped; in Florida, dangerous riptides drag swimmers out to sea; a sudden storm hits a holiday resort in Greece; a giant wave crashes through a restaurant in Italy.
World's Deadliest Weather
The LA Fire Department battle to rescue residents trapped by the flames in California; the biggest twister to hit the US for 60 years rips apart Joplin, Missouri; in Antarctica, a husband and wife brave extreme elements to set a new record.
World's Deadliest Weather
"Queensland Australia is shaken by the most devastating flood in its history; in Kansas, two storm chasers track a terrifying twister; a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures in Iceland; a destructive hail storm pummels Texas.
World's Deadliest Weather
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano violently erupts; Good Samaritans in Texas rescue care home residents trapped in Hurricane Harvey's deadly floodwaters; in England a paddleboarder battles high winds and treacherous tides.
Cosmic Vistas
How humans discovered the planets and how they became a complex solar system.
Cosmic Vistas
Venus offers a complex story with its thick atmosphere and a substantial amount of matter.
Cosmic Vistas
Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets.
Cosmic Vistas
A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars.
Cosmic Vistas
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have exotic atmospheres, liquid interiors and rings.
Cosmic Vistas
The history of the solar system might be preserved out in the dark domain of Pluto and beyond.
Cosmic Vistas
Exploring the Milky Way from the mythology of ancient sky watchers to how scientists are mapping it from the inside out.