
The New Frontier
These are the the Moon's of the gas giants. Each a unique and mysterious world of its own. All are worthy of much more scrutiny.,

These are the the Moon's of the gas giants. Each a unique and mysterious world of its own. All are worthy of much more scrutiny.,

Beyond the asteroid belt lay the ice giants, some can be seen with the naked eye, others only glimpsed once by a passing probe. We are again sending cameras to the edge of the solar system giving us new insights into the evolution of our worlds.,

From the beginnings of our Solar System four and half billion years ago there remains tantalizing clues to its evolution remnent debris: asteroids and comets. Now within our grasp these rocks of ice and dust are ready to give up their secrets.,

This episode exposes the working life of people who spend months orbiting in micro gravity.,

This episode reveals the work done by the Cassini probe that spent more than 13 years examining the Saturnian system.,

This episode looks at the work of the probes orbiting Mars and the rovers exploring its surface.,

THE BEGINNING OF THE END - After the first Moon landing the Apollo science program was about to start in earnest but people were losing interest. APOLLO GETS COMPLICATED - New technology is added that extends the reach of the Apollo program.,

TO THE MOON - The Apollo program achieves its major objective. DRAGON, FALCON AND SPACEX - New directions in re-usable spacecraft. GAIA - Mapping our galaxy in unprecedented detail.,

Explore how our reliance on the web creates vulnerability to everything from cyber theft to an Internet system failure. Muller introduces viewers to “white hat” hackers, the U.S. Secret Service's cybercrime division and even West Point soldiers.,

Get a sneak peek into how the Internet of Things will soon dominate daily life. As Edward Snowden provocatively points out, “TV is a medium that you watch. The Internet is a medium that watches you as you watch it.”,

Gravity is usually associated with names like Galileo and Isaac Newton. Nigel tests the fundamentals of gravity through some interesting and innovative experiments.

Breaking the sound barrier. A good excuse for Nigel to invent some crazy experiments, and break a few other things along the way. Using some clever models, including 150 school students with flags, he examines the fundamentals of sound.

Nigel wants to be the first New Zealander to make it into space. To do so he explores the fundamental physics of rocket science, and demonstrates the sometimes wayward nature of science.

What really happens in a house fire ? Nigel sets out to get the answer by setting a house on fire. The results are surprising.

We meet an individual who has an extraordinary neurological condition, mirror touch synaesthesia, allows them to feel the exact sensation or emotion of another.,

On the 3 October 1993, an elite battle unit of the US army began a fairly straight-forward mission in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Within minutes of reaching their destination, the situation descended into chaos and the mission turned into a battle.

In March 2019 news reports appeared in the British press of UK's troops being killed in Yemen, no one knew why they are there in the first place. Britain was not fighting a war in Yemen. This episode investigates the truth behind the casualties.

Learn about fuel cells as a sustainable alternative for cars and mobility in general.,

Follow the feature about the 2022 award ceremony for sustainability projects that can change the world.,

Follow the feature about the 2022 award ceremony for sustainability projects that can change the world.,