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New Eye on the Universe

53m 31s

Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets

Episodes

  • New Eye on the Universe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Eye on the Universe

    S50 E4 - 53m 31s

    Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets

  • Ancient Builders of the Amazon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ancient Builders of the Amazon

    S50 E3 - 53m 22s

    Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with populations numbering in the millions.

  • Star Chasers of Senegal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Star Chasers of Senegal

    S50 E2 - 53m 20s

    A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral 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 hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of scientists sets out to capture extraordinarily precise observations vital to the success of the Lucy mission.

  • London Super Tunnel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    London Super Tunnel

    S50 E1 - 53m 20s

    Thousands of engineers, technicians and workers race to build Europe’s biggest construction project–London’s new railroad, the Elizabeth Line.

Extras + Features

  • Weathering the Future Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Weathering the Future Preview

    S50 E5 - 30s

    As extreme weather in the U.S. impacts more people – with longer heat waves, more intense rainstorms, megafires, and droughts – discover how Americans are fighting back by marshaling ancient wisdom and innovating new solutions.

  • How NASA Colors Images of the Universe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How NASA Colors Images of the Universe

    S50 E4 - 3m 8s

    The James Webb Space Telescope detects infrared light, which our eyes can’t see. Data image developers bring those observations into the visible light spectrum, where they take on the colors of the rainbow.

  • New Eye on the Universe Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Eye on the Universe Preview

    S50 E4 - 27s

    Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.

  • JWST Searches for Life in Our Solar System: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    JWST Searches for Life in Our Solar System

    S50 E4 - 6m 22s

    There are three places in our solar system, beyond Earth, that are good candidates to look for life: Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, Enceladus, and Titan, two of Saturn’s moons.

  • Ancient Builders of the Amazon Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ancient Builders of the Amazon Preview

    S50 E3 - 27s

    Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with populations numbering in the millions.

  • Ancient Cliff Paintings in the Amazon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ancient Cliff Paintings in the Amazon

    S50 E3 - 3m 20s

    Ancient paintings on rock walls feature human figures and animals of today’s rainforest, like deer, tapirs, and jaguars. But they also appear to show animals that went extinct thousands of years ago.

  • These Ancient Stones Helped Track the Seasons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    These Ancient Stones Helped Track the Seasons

    S50 E2 - 2m 57s

    Along the river Gambia in Senegal, there are more than a thousand stone circles. The people who placed these stones would have observed how the locations of sunrise and sunset varied over the year.

  • Star Chasers of Senegal Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Star Chasers of Senegal Preview

    S50 E2 - 27s

    A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral 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 hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of scientists sets out to capture extraordinarily precise observations vital to the success of the Lucy mission.

  • London Super Tunnel Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    London Super Tunnel Preview

    S50 E1 - 27s

    Thousands of engineers, technicians and workers race to build Europe’s biggest construction project–London’s new railroad, the Elizabeth Line.

Schedule

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    Kïlauea: Hawai'i on Fire

    Tuesday
    Mar 21

    1 Hour

    An investigation into the increased activity at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, and a look at why these geologically distinctive volcanoes formed in the middle of the Pacific.
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    Kïlauea: Hawai'i on Fire

    Wednesday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    An investigation into the increased activity at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, and a look at why these geologically distinctive volcanoes formed in the middle of the Pacific.
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    Kïlauea: Hawai'i on Fire

    Wednesday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    An investigation into the increased activity at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, and a look at why these geologically distinctive volcanoes formed in the middle of the Pacific.
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    Building Pharaoh's Ship

    Wednesday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    Archaeologists and boat builders reconstruct a vessel seen on a mysterious carving in an Egyptian temple.
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    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Wednesday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Wednesday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Thursday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Thursday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
  • Image
    NOVA: TVSS: Iconic

    NOVA

    Building Pharaoh's Ship

    Thursday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    Archaeologists and boat builders reconstruct a vessel seen on a mysterious carving in an Egyptian temple.
  • Image
    NOVA: TVSS: Banner-L1

    NOVA

    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Friday
    Mar 24

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    NOVA

    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Friday
    Mar 24

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
  • Image
    NOVA: TVSS: Iconic

    NOVA

    Building Pharaoh's Ship

    Friday
    Mar 24

    1 Hour

    Archaeologists and boat builders reconstruct a vessel seen on a mysterious carving in an Egyptian temple.
  • Image
    NOVA: TVSS: Banner-L1

    NOVA

    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Sunday
    Mar 26

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    NOVA

    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Sunday
    Mar 26

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
  • Image
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    NOVA

    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Sunday
    Mar 26

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
  • Image
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    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Tuesday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Wednesday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
  • Image
    NOVA: TVSS: Banner-L1

    NOVA

    Ancient Maya Metropolis

    Wednesday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries.
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    NOVA: TVSS: Iconic

    NOVA

    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    Wednesday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    An experiment in the Canary Islands uses quasars at opposite ends of the universe to settle the debate over the physical phenomenon of quantum entanglement.
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    Einstein's Quantum Riddle

    Wednesday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    An experiment in the Canary Islands uses quasars at opposite ends of the universe to settle the debate over the physical phenomenon of quantum entanglement.

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