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Disasters in Space
As the clock ticks toward the critical Mars launch window, NASA scrambles to fix a critical space mistake.
Disasters in Space
Despite multiple pressures, a shocking discovery causes NASA to cancel a historic launch.
Disasters in Space
A spacecraft freefalls from orbit smashing into the ground when its parachute fails to deploy.
Disasters in Space
A harrowing space mistake leaves the solid rocket boosters hanging by a thread.
Asteroid Mining: The New El Dorado
Our recent rise in consumption has fueled a need for rare metals, but where can we find enough?
The Age of Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope has delivered unprecedented discoveries about the nature of our Universe, and more.
Planet Hunters
A new space telescope has discovered thousands of exoplanets - some of them may be just like Earth.
Exploring Venus
The surface of Venus is 95% carbon dioxide with an atmospheric pressure equivalent to 900 meters underwater.
Exploring Venus
Surface temperatures reach 450 degrees - any technology we send to Venus wouldn't stand a chance in the heat.
Cosmic Journeys
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
Cosmic Journeys
Cosmologists were stunned to learn the universe is flying apart in all directions at an ever-increasing rate.
Cosmic Journeys
Did Mars ever develop life? The search for answers reveals the forces that long ago doomed the Red Planet.
Cosmic Journeys
Examine the Universe's first micro-moments to learn why the Universe is vast almost beyond our comprehension.
Cosmic Journeys
There are plans to send spacecraft to the Moon to find resources that may one day allow humans to live there.
Cosmic Journeys
What are scientists learning about the history of the Moon and its relationship to the development of Earth?
Cosmic Journeys
Massive solar storms attack Earth by disrupting radio signals and navigation systems and harming power grids.
Cosmic Journeys
The largest object in our galaxy is a supermassive black hole that dominates its central region.
SuperTornado: Anatomy of a Megadisaster
A look at Joplin, Missouri five years after one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history razed the town.
Lake Geneva: The Giant Tsunami
In 563 AD, Geneva was destroyed by a tsunami, and it could happen again. Scientists are working to assess the danger and prepare for disaster.
Tsunami: Facing the Global Threat
Tsunamis are so sudden and powerful that in a matter of minutes, they can wipe out a coastline.
Megafires: The Global Threat
Learn why megafires are beyond our control, what makes them so insatiable, and the human causes of the crisis.
Megafires: The Global Threat
Learn how ancient and newly-discovered fire prevention techniques help make communities fire resistant.
Floods: Challenging Our Future
This episode focuses on the notion of urban resilience, visiting trailblazer cities around the world.
Tsunami: Facing the Global Threat
Tsunamis are so sudden and powerful that in a matter of minutes, they can wipe out a coastline.
Megafires: The Global Threat
Learn why megafires are beyond our control, what makes them so insatiable, and the human causes of the crisis.
Megafires: The Global Threat
Learn how ancient and newly-discovered fire prevention techniques help make communities fire resistant.
Floods: Challenging Our Future
This episode focuses on the notion of urban resilience, visiting trailblazer cities around the world.
World's Deadliest Weather
Witness a school-flattening tornado and a wind shift that endangers a skydiver.
Disasters in Space
Relive the harrowing moments in Launch Control during NASA's second "Return to Flight" test flight .
Disasters in Space
As the clock ticks toward the critical Mars launch window, NASA scrambles to fix a critical space mistake.
Disasters in Space
Despite multiple pressures, a shocking discovery causes NASA to cancel a historic launch.
Disasters in Space
A spacecraft freefalls from orbit smashing into the ground when its parachute fails to deploy.
Cosmic Journeys
While nature bestowed Earth with life, it enveloped deadly Venus in sulfuric acid clouds and volcanic flows.
Cosmic Journeys
Black holes are mysterious. Find out what impact the massive giants have had on the Universe and its galaxies.
Cosmic Journeys
Astronomers are probing the cosmic frontier to find out how the Universe works on a fundamental level.
Cosmic Journeys
What will we learn about our Universe from the Voyager spacecraft's epic journey to the stars?
Cosmic Journeys
Is our Earth one of the countless life-bearing worlds in our huge galaxy, or is it alone in a barren universe?
Cosmic Journeys
How did matter come to exist, and what became of its birth twin, a mysterious substance called antimatter?
Sun and Man
Relive history, from the birth of the Sun to the blossoming of its relationship with man, and beyond to today.
Sun and Man
Observe the burning star and learn from it as the Mayans did thousands of years ago, and as we still do today.
Mutant Weather
Mega-storm events in California and Alberta, Canada are becoming more frequent as the planet warms.
Mutant Weather
Recent hurricanes in Mexico, Florida, and Texas, are why some experts want to add a category 6 to the scale.
Mutant Weather
One of climate change's most disastrous effects is melting permafrost and the subsequent rising sea levels.
Mutant Weather
A warmer planet can increase the occurrence and intensity of sinkholes and landslides.
Mutant Weather
unprecedented flooding has drowned towns and changed landscapes. Follow this trend happening in the US south.
Battle For the Moon
After a string of successful space flights by the USSR, The United States responded by forming NASA.
Battle For the Moon
After the Gemini program, America embarked on the Apollo program.
Voyage of Curiosity
Curiosity's robot rover exploring Mars is now known as one of the greatest achievements in space exploration.
The Jupiter Enigma
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter is revealing the origins of our solar system, when Earth's fate was uncertain.
Search for the Cosmic Dawn: The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space telescope: on the hunt for the events that gave the universe its start
Mars Calling: Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion
This film merges the mythic and the scientific to show that Mars may not be what we imagine.
Hubble's Enduring Legacy
The Hubble's iconic images are brought to life to answer the most important questions now facing astronomers.
Exoplanets: Thousands of New Worlds
Are we alone? Scientists challenge traditional planetary science to seek and observe worlds called exoplanets.
Cosmic Journeys
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
Cosmic Journeys
Cosmologists were stunned to learn the universe is flying apart in all directions at an ever-increasing rate.
Cosmic Journeys
Did Mars ever develop life? The search for answers reveals the forces that long ago doomed the Red Planet.
Cosmic Journeys
Examine the Universe's first micro-moments to learn why the Universe is vast almost beyond our comprehension.
Cosmic Journeys
There are plans to send spacecraft to the Moon to find resources that may one day allow humans to live there.
Cosmic Journeys
What are scientists learning about the history of the Moon and its relationship to the development of Earth?
Cosmic Journeys
Massive solar storms attack Earth by disrupting radio signals and navigation systems and harming power grids.
Cosmic Journeys
The largest object in our galaxy is a supermassive black hole that dominates its central region.
Battle For the Moon
After a string of successful space flights by the USSR, The United States responded by forming NASA.
Battle For the Moon
After the Gemini program, America embarked on the Apollo program.
Voyage of Curiosity
Curiosity's robot rover exploring Mars is now known as one of the greatest achievements in space exploration.
The Jupiter Enigma
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter is revealing the origins of our solar system, when Earth's fate was uncertain.
Search for the Cosmic Dawn: The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space telescope: on the hunt for the events that gave the universe its start
Mars Calling: Manifest Destiny or Grand Illusion
This film merges the mythic and the scientific to show that Mars may not be what we imagine.
Hubble's Enduring Legacy
The Hubble's iconic images are brought to life to answer the most important questions now facing astronomers.
Disasters in Space
Relive the harrowing moments in Launch Control during NASA's second "Return to Flight" test flight .
Disasters in Space
As the clock ticks toward the critical Mars launch window, NASA scrambles to fix a critical space mistake.
Disasters in Space
Despite multiple pressures, a shocking discovery causes NASA to cancel a historic launch.
Disasters in Space
A spacecraft freefalls from orbit smashing into the ground when its parachute fails to deploy.
Cosmic Journeys
While nature bestowed Earth with life, it enveloped deadly Venus in sulfuric acid clouds and volcanic flows.
Cosmic Journeys
Black holes are mysterious. Find out what impact the massive giants have had on the Universe and its galaxies.
Cosmic Journeys
Astronomers are probing the cosmic frontier to find out how the Universe works on a fundamental level.
Cosmic Journeys
What will we learn about our Universe from the Voyager spacecraft's epic journey to the stars?
Cosmic Journeys
Is our Earth one of the countless life-bearing worlds in our huge galaxy, or is it alone in a barren universe?
Cosmic Journeys
How did matter come to exist, and what became of its birth twin, a mysterious substance called antimatter?
Sun and Man
Relive history, from the birth of the Sun to the blossoming of its relationship with man, and beyond to today.
Sun and Man
Observe the burning star and learn from it as the Mayans did thousands of years ago, and as we still do today.
Mutant Weather
Mega-storm events in California and Alberta, Canada are becoming more frequent as the planet warms.