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NOVA

Ultimate Mars Challenge


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Go inside NASA's Curiosity mission to Mars. Hear from Mars Science Lab's Rob Manning, John Grotzinger, Ashwin Vasavada, and mission manager Michael Watkins.

Nova: Wednesdays at 9pm on WGBH 2
Space

Mars Rover Pulls Off High-Wire Landing


By Mark Stencel

The rolling NASA laboratory called Curiosity kicked off what's expected to be a two-year mission on the Red Planet with a tricky automated landing in a Martian crater.

Space

Telescope Targets Black Holes' Binges And Burps


Black holes grow by eating space dust and gas — and the material swallowed up emits high-energy X-rays. Later this week, NASA's newest space telescope will start searching the universe for signs of these mealtimes in hopes of unlocking some of the secrets of black holes.

Nova

Explore the Fabric of the Cosmos


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Join Brian Greene on a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, governing the universe on the tiniest of scales.

Wednesday, 9pm on WGBH 2
NOVA

The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream


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Einstein's Dream: Eleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction, it's string theory.

Wednesday, 10pm on WGBH 2
Space

How The Transit Of Venus Helped Unlock The Universe


Less than 250 years ago, the brightest minds of the Enlightenment were stumped over how far the Earth is from the sun. The transits of the 1760s helped answer that question, providing a virtual yardstick for the universe.

Space

Before Deep Space, NASA Heads Deep Under Water


By Elizabeth Shogren

NASA may have retired its shuttles, but it has its sights on sending astronauts deeper into space than ever before. The agency wants to set foot on asteroids, but the first step is a soggy one.

NOVA

The Hubble Repairman Views Earth


NOVA: Hubble's Amazing Rescue
WHAT HUBBLE TEACHES US
NASA Astronaut John Grunsfeld says even when floating in space, it's important to take time for reflection, especially if you have a great view.
NOVA

Listening for a Sign


NOVA: The Search for ET
SETI astronomers listen carefully to radio waves in the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
NOVA

What Hubble Taught us About Space


NOVA: Hubble's Amazing Rescue
TOUR THE SOLAR SYSTEM
For more that twenty years NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has sent images back to earth. What do they teach us about the age of the Universe?
Astronomy

How the Hunt for Alien Worlds will Revolutionize Life on Earth


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SASSELOV'S BOOK
Dimitar Sasselov describes an unprecedented convergence in astronomy and chemistry that may tell us once and for all if we are alone in the Universe. Image:Exoplanet Kepler-10 b compared to Earth. (Wikimedia Commons)
Space

What defines a planet: The Star Trek Test


NOVA: The Pluto Files
NOVA: 10th Planet
If it's round, in space and not on fire...it's a planet!
Film & Television

Sci-Fi in Somerville


By Callie Crossley
Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror film fans descend on Davis Square in Somerville for an annual film fest.
Nova: The Fabric Of The Cosmos

The Illusion Of Time


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In part two of Nova's four-part "The Fabric Of The Cosmos" series, physicist Brian Greene explores "The Illusion of Time" by traveling 50 years into the future before sliding through a wormhole and landing in the past; and shares the theory that the past, present and future exist all at once.

Watch Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 9p.m. on WGBH 2

Nova

The Fabric Of The Cosmos


THE TAKEAWAY: BRIAN GREENE
WEBCAST WEDNESDAY: WHAT IS SPACE?
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.
Space

Here Come The Suns: New Planet Orbits Two Stars



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By Richard Harris
NASA's Kepler mission has found a new solar system where a Saturn-like planet spins around twin stars 200 light-years away from us. It's the first direct observation of such an arrangement, and astronomists say they're not sure why the planet is there.
Space

Last Space Shuttle Lands, Ending 30-Year Era



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By Mark Memmott
The last NASA space shuttle mission into space has ended. Atlantis and its four crew members arrived at the Kennedy Space Center just before 6 a.m. ET.
Space

STS-135: The Shuttle Program's Final Space Odyssey



MARIA HINOJOSA TALKS TO ASTRONAUT JOSE HERNANDEZ
By Eyder Peralta
As Atlantis takes the NASA program's final flight, many are looking back at the 30 years as a golden chapter in human exploration.
Maria Hinojosa: One-On-One

Anniversary Of The Space Program - April 12th


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The era of human spaceflight began on April 12th, 1961 when Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarian became the first man to orbit the earth. In this interview clip, Franklin Chang-Diaz, NASA's first Latino astronuat, reflects on the significance of April 12th.

Airs Saturday, April 16, at 6pm on WGBH 2/HD.
NOVA ScienceNOW

Can We Make it to Mars?


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See new space suits, foods, and rockets that may support future Mars-bound astronauts, and meet a Mars rover driver on NOVA ScienceNOW.
THE WORLD

Our Generation’s Sputnik Moment


MORE THE WORLD
By Jeb Sharp
“This is our generation’s Sputnik moment,” President Obama said during last night’s State of the Union address. He was referring to the need to spur innovation and stay competitive in a rapidly-changing world. The World’s Jeb Sharp tells us what Sputnik was and whether the analogy makes sense for today’s challenges.
Earth

My Grandson The Rock


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By Robert Krulwich
In this story, we explain why someday you might have a rock for a grandson.

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