Great American Eclipse
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044, and scientists scramble to unlock the secrets of our Sun.
Episodes
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Ancient Maya Metropolis
S48 E22 - 53m 31s
The ancient ancestors of today’s Maya people thrived in large sophisticated cities across Central America for centuries. Why, around 750 CE, did they begin to abandon many of their major cities? Archaeologists investigate dramatic new evidence of the catastrophic droughts and instability that pushed cities beyond their limits.
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Alaskan Dinosaurs
S48 E21 - 53m 21s
A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold and dark of winter in the Arctic Circle. How did they survive year-round and raise their young in frigid and dark winter conditions?
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Butterfly Blueprints
S48 E20 - 53m 20s
The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical rainforests, windswept prairies, and even inside a cocoon as it’s being spun.
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High-Risk High-Rise
S48 E8 - 52m 36s
Gleaming symbols of prestige, skyscrapers are an ingenious way to save space in dense urban areas. But even as we devise ways to defend them against fires, wind, and earthquakes, can we also make them more livable, interactive, and eco-friendly?
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang
S48 E19 - 53m 16s
The Big Bang is when the cosmos started and time itself began. With stunning animation based on space telescope images, NOVA winds back the ages to discover new clues about this ultimate genesis and what happened in the universe’s first few seconds.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes
S48 E18 - 53m 16s
Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature’s strangest and most powerful objects. Discover new science showing how black holes reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and might even be portals to another universe.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
S48 E17 - 53m 17s
Ultra-sensitive telescopes have transformed alien planet-hunting from science fiction into enthralling hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns to answer an age-old question with thrilling new science: are we alone?
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way
S48 E16 - 53m 17s
Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant spiral of stars and what will be its destiny? NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
S48 E15 - 53m 17s
The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join NOVA on a spectacular voyage to discover its place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal that makes this the age of stars.
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Edible Insects
S48 E14 - 53m 28s
From crunchy crickets to nutty fly grubs, NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods and how they could benefit our health and our warming planet.
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Arctic Drift
S48 E13 - 53m 31s
Join scientists on the biggest Arctic research expedition of all time. Facing hungry polar bears, perilous sea ice cracks, and brutal cold, the team strives to understand the forces that are changing the region—and the world—forever.
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Particles Unknown
S48 E12 - 53m 28s
Outnumbering atoms a billion to one, neutrinos are the universe’s most common yet most elusive and baffling particle. NOVA joins an international team of neutrino hunters whose discoveries may change our understanding of how the universe works.
Extras + Features
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes Preview
S48 E18 - 30s
Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature’s strangest and most powerful objects. Discover new science showing how black holes reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and might even be portals to another universe.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds Preview
S48 E17 - 30s
Ultra-sensitive telescopes have transformed alien planet-hunting from science fiction into enthralling hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns to answer an age-old question with thrilling new science: are we alone?
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Yes, There's Really a Frozen Exoplanet named Hoth
S48 E17 - 3m 7s
Exoplanets like OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, aka Hoth, seem to defy the logic of our solar system. So scientists needed to rethink the planetary rulebook.
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How Long Does Covid-19 Immunity Last?
S48 - 8m 43s
A person who has been vaccinated against COVID-19 will have a slightly different immune response to the coronavirus than someone who was previously infected, researchers say. How long does immunity last—and is it all about antibodies?
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Gaze at Galaxies with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
S48 E16 - 2m 44s
Since its 1990 launch, the Hubble Space Telescope has allowed scientists to peer deep into space and far back in time to understand the diversity of galaxies in our universe.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way Preview
S48 E16 - 30s
Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant spiral of stars and what will be its destiny? NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood.
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The Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies will Someday Collide
S48 E16 - 2m 56s
Astronomers estimate that in about 4.5 billion years, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will collide. Here's how it'll happen.
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Georgia’s First Black-Owned Hemp Farm
S48 - 3m 32s
Green Toad Hemp Farm is the first Black-owned hemp farm in the state of Georgia. Here’s how the farm works to keep its crop below the legal limit for THC.
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NOVA Universe Revealed Series Teaser
S48 E115 - 1m
In this five-part series, NOVA delves into the vastness of space to capture moments of high drama when the universe changed forever. State-of-the-art animation gives us astonishing, photorealistic glimpses of the birth of a star in a stellar nursery, the chaos created as two galaxies collide, and the power of a supermassive black hole as it flings a star across space.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars Preview
S48 E15 - 30s
The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join NOVA on a spectacular voyage to discover its place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal that makes this the age of stars.
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Will the Universe's Stars Someday Disappear?
S48 E15 - 2m 42s
The chance of a star being born today is much lower than it was in the universe's past. Here's why—and how astronomers predict the age of stars will someday come to an end.
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How a Star Dies in a Supernova
S48 E15 - 2m 48s
The most massive, luminous stars have the shortest lifetimes. Here's why—and how they burn out.
Schedule
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Ancient Maya Metropolis
Tuesday
Apr 16
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A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries. -
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Ancient Maya Metropolis
Wednesday
Apr 17
1 Hour
A look at why the ancient Maya abandoned the cities they had lived in for centuries. -
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Making North America: Origins
Wednesday
Apr 17
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Wednesday
Apr 17
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Thursday
Apr 18
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Thursday
Apr 18
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Sunday
Apr 21
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Sunday
Apr 21
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Sunday
Apr 21
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Weathering the Future
Monday
Apr 22
1 Hour
Americans use ancient wisdom and new solutions to fight against extreme weather, from intense rainstorms to megafires and droughts. -
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Making North America: Origins
Tuesday
Apr 23
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Origins
Wednesday
Apr 24
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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NOVA
Making North America: Origins
Wednesday
Apr 24
1 Hour
The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. -
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Making North America: Life
Wednesday
Apr 24
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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Making North America: Life
Wednesday
Apr 24
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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Making North America: Life
Thursday
Apr 25
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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NOVA
Making North America: Life
Thursday
Apr 25
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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NOVA
Making North America: Life
Sunday
Apr 28
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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NOVA
Making North America: Life
Sunday
Apr 28
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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NOVA
Making North America: Life
Sunday
Apr 28
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion.
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