Why do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute science documentary that explores rare astronomical events in all their dimensions. The film features the 1987 explosion of a supernova - first observed by a Canadian astronomer in Chile - and discusses its impact on the universe. Witness the celestial phenomena that baffles the scientific community as you travel from South America to Japan to Cleveland. A discussion of supernova neutrinos is a special highlight of the tape.

NOVA Season 15 Episodes...

• s15e01 - Death of a Star
• s15e02 - Spy Machines
• s15e03 - The Hidden Power of Plants
• s15e04 - Japan's American Genius
• s15e05 - A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
• s15e06 - Volcano!
• s15e07 - How Good is Soviet Science?
• s15e08 - Ancient Treasures from the Deep
• s15e09 - Riddle of the Joints
• s15e10 - Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People
• s15e11 - Top Gun and Beyond
• s15e12 - How to Create a Junk Food
• s15e13 - Buried in Ice
• s15e14 - Why Planes Burn
• s15e15 - Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial (1)
• s15e16 - Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer
• s15e17 - The Mystery of the Master Builders
• s15e18 - Whale Rescue
• s15e19 - The Man Who Loved Numbers
• s15e20 - Race for the Superconductor
• s15e21 - Can You Still Get Polio?

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.