The Planets
The Planets is a five-part series about the solar system, presented as a collaboration between PBS and the BBC. It gives a detailed look at each planet, from their formation to the most recent visits by unmanned satellites an...
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The Farthest
The Farthest looks at the scientific achievement and history of Nasa’s Voyager I and II space probes that were launched in 1977. The Voyager has spanned over billions of miles and has become the first human-made object to ent...
The Mission to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth
South Korean scientists are currently working to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth by cloning the DNA of a well preserved specimen discovered in the Siberian snow. The hope is to find intact cells from the carcass of this...
When Will Humans Live on Mars?
The Earth will not exist for ever, whether it’s destruction is brought about by climate change, an apocalyptic asteroid, or some other disaster. However, we are now in the midst of a new space race between explorers see...
Life: Destiny or Chance
Life: Destiny or Chance probes a fundamental question of existence: Did life come about by chance, or are the universe’s physical laws are so fine-tuned that the formation of life was inevitable? This documentary seeks...
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 13-part series investigating how the laws of nature and our position in the universe were determined. Narrated by famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, it presents scientific concepts in a...
Particle Fever
Particle Fever chronicles the first round of experiments after the launch of the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland by following the scientists involved in it. Built by scientists at CERN over a ten-year period, i...
The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World
The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World explores how the world-renowned scientist and pioneering radioactivity researcher experienced setbacks and frustration before becoming the first woman to win a Nobel P...
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Based on the cosmological book of the same name by Professor Brian Greene, The Fabric of the Cosmos is a four-part series offering startling and eye-opening insights on the very frontiers of cosmology and particle physics. It...
Inside the Milky Way
Inside the Milky Way delves into the vast expanse of the universe, spanning 100,000 light years, to see key moments in the history of our galaxy, the Milky Way. From the origins of the universe and our galaxy billions of year...
What Darwin Never Knew
The earth is abundant with a large variety of different animals, including 28,000 fish species, 9,000 types of bird, and over 350,000 kinds of beetles. What Darwin Never Knew seeks to shed light on the 1.4 million discovered...
Who’s Afraid of a Big Black Hole
Black holes are one of the universe’s most destructive forces, being able to tear apart planets and consume entire stars. Scientists believe they could hold the key to answering the question of what was there before the...