The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?

At PBS' recent Annual Meeting, physicist and acclaimed author Brian Greene discusses his return to NOVA with "The Fabric of the Cosmos," coming to PBS Wednesdays, November 2-23, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. ET. The four-part miniseries takes us to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time, and the universe.

"The Fabric of the Cosmos," a four-hour series based on the book by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene, takes us to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time, and the universe. With each step, audiences will discover that just beneath the surface of our everyday experience lies a world we'd hardly recognize.

It separates you from me, one galaxy from the next, and atoms from one another. It is everywhere in the universe. But to most of us, space is nothing, an empty void. Well, it turns out space is not what it seems. From the passenger seat of a New York cab driving near the speed of light, to a pool hall where billiard tables do fantastical things, Brian Greene reveals space as a dynamic fabric.