Our long-term survival on this planet depends on advanced satellites keeping us connected and keeping an eye on the Earth from orbit.
Cowboy hat-wearing billionaires have reasons for their multi-billion dollar investment in space exploration but it's hard to ignore how much money they stand to make.
One hundred kilometres above the Earth's surface lies an invisible frontier: the edge of space. This is the Karman Line, the boundary between our planet's atmosphere and what lies beyond. What does it take to cross that line?
This episode examines the work done by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Parker Solar Probe.
This episode reveals what we know about the solar system's difficult to reach planets and the probes that have visited them.
This episode looks at the evolution of the modern spacesuit, capable of supporting life in extreme conditions.
This episode examines the work of the Galileo orbiter and the Juno probe that have advanced our deeper understanding of this giant.
The most innovative area of human motion lies not on Earth, but with the exploration of space. Meet the private space entrepreneurs jostling to offer the tantalizing prospect of cheap, frequent travel beyond the atmosphere into Earth orbit.
Growth in air transportation is set to soar, carrying over 10 billion passengers every year by 2050. To cope requires us to radically rethink aircraft design. Join us as we look into the world's most innovative research and development labs.
Never in the history of humanity have so many of us been mobile. New innovations propel us into the world of self-driving cars and high-speed trains.
Throughout history, human society has run on trade. The innovations that allowed faster and more accurate oceanic travel revolutionized the world. New inventions now help people and goods move on the water faster for recreation and commerce.
In this episode we visit the home of the future, a place where automation, robotics and connectivity combine to create an easier and more sustainable life for its human inhabitants.
In this episode we look at some of the ways technology is helping us solve the big environmental problems of our age.
Kelp forests harbor a higher diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community. But, what happens when this ecosystem is out of balance?
Increasingly high-tech tools are being used to evaluate youth baseball players. The question is can they outperform professional scouts?
Domestication shaped wolves into dogs and transformed both their behavior and their anatomy. New discoveries show how dogs produce a very specific eyebrow movement more often than wolves do.