Science and Nature

Ancient Skies

Discover how centuries of knowledge, experimentation and engineering helped our ancestors understand the mysteries of space. Expert contributors decode astronomical myths and uncover the science behind their origins.
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Schedule

  • Ancient Skies: Gods and Monsters: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Gods and Monsters

    Tuesday
    Dec 16

    1 Hour

    Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science.
  • Ancient Skies: Gods and Monsters: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Gods and Monsters

    Tuesday
    Dec 16

    1 Hour

    Exploring the relationship between humans and the skies, from how ancestors used the sky to navigate and tell time to the birth of modern science.
  • Ancient Skies: Finding the Center: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Finding the Center

    Wednesday
    Dec 17

    1 Hour

    Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope.
  • Ancient Skies: Finding the Center: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Finding the Center

    Wednesday
    Dec 17

    1 Hour

    Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope.
  • Ancient Skies: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Our Place in the Universe

    Thursday
    Dec 18

    1 Hour

    Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe.
  • Ancient Skies: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Our Place in the Universe

    Thursday
    Dec 18

    1 Hour

    Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe.
  • Ancient Skies: Finding the Center: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Finding the Center

    Saturday
    Dec 20

    1 Hour

    Tracking major changes in scientific understanding about Earth, from flat Earth legends to Galileo's telescope.
  • Ancient Skies: TVSS: Iconic

    Ancient Skies

    Our Place in the Universe

    Saturday
    Dec 27

    1 Hour

    Moments in history that reshape the solar system and provide an understanding of the universe.

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