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A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system. Just...

Hunting the Edge of Space celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, and takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, exploring the rich history of the telescope. Then Nova...

In July 2018, an international team of cave divers endeavored to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand. Follow the harrowing operation and discover the...

NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour--a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in the swirl of a nautilus shell, the...

Five years after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the unprecedented trio of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers are struggling to control an...

It is a mission that might prove impossible. In the fall of 2020, a NASA spacecraft called OSIRIS REx attempts to reach out and grab a piece of an asteroid named Bennu and bring it back to Earth. The...

Explore how precious gems, metals, and energy resources are forged under extraordinary circumstances deep within the Earth, and discover how their unique properties have helped lift humanity from the...

Do we control our fat, or does it control us? Scientists are coming to understand fat as a fascinating and dynamic organ - one whose size has more to do with biological processes than personal...

When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in December 2021, it represented the most complicated piece of technology ever sent to the stars-and it has already delivered on it's promise of...

NOVA: VIKINGS UNEARTHED - DVD - The Vikings are infamous for their fearsome conquests. But they were also expert seafarers, skilled traders, and courageous explorers. They traveled far and wide,...

Violence is all over the news. But some say were living in the most peaceful time in history. Journey through time and the human mind to investigate whether violence has declined. And witness how...

In 2018, Italy s Morandi Bridge collapsed, killing 43 people. For 50 years, the iconic bridge had withstood the elements and stress from ever-increasing traffic. NOVA investigates what went wrong and...