This one-hour documentary weave the tale of the journey of humanity that discovered the science, technology and medicine, which allows us to understand how sight works, cure diseases of the eye and correct vision.
airs 9/11 at 9 a.m.
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See Stephen Hawking’s greatest scientific discoveries and his rise to superstardom.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
Learn how NASA’s Voyager mission revolutionized our understanding of distant planets.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
Meet the next generation of astronauts training to travel into deep space.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
In the three-part ANCIENT SKIES, also beginning July 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET, audiences will discover how centuries of knowledge, experimentation and engineering helped our ancestors explore outer space. Expert contributors and indigenous storytellers demystify astronomical myths with scientific explanations.
Follow astronaut Scott Kelly’s 12-month mission on the International Space Station.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
See an intimate portrait of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET
Viewers will take a unique journey with the crew of Apollo 11 for their eight-day, three-hour, 18-minute and 35-second mission in 8 DAYS: THE JOURNEY OF APOLLO 11 (w.t), a new documentary from BBC Studios, co-produced with PBS premiering July 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Rare mission audio takes viewers inside the spacecraft on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends this authentic mission audio, featuring candid conversations between Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with newly shot studio footage, NASA and news archive, and stunning CGI recreation of the journey and landing to tell this amazing story in a riveting new way.
Apollo 8’s astronauts and engineers recount the first manned mission to the moon.
Thursday, July 16, 2019, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
NOVA will present two new specials. On July 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET, join the next generation of engineers who aim to take us “Back to the Moon” as a stepping stone for future human missions to Mars, the Asteroid Belt and beyond. On July 24 at 9:00 p.m. ET, “The Planets” treats viewers to an up-close look at some faraway worlds, including the dark side of Pluto, an ancient Martian waterfall and the storm twice the size of Earth seen from high above Saturn, revealing how each of them has affected our own planet.