One of the final aeronautics challenges left in the world today does not involve the use of a plane, a rocket, or even an engine. No one has yet been able to circumnavigate the earth in a balloon. Any team attempting the feat would have to fly higher than most planes ever fly and would need a passenger capsule that could both offer protection from extreme cold and carry the proper navigation and life support equipment. Depending on the powerful jet stream to propel them, crew members would have to plot their course carefully and plan their schedule to coincide with the most advantageous winds. Even landing would be a risky venture. This program follows a team of three adventurers as they attempt to make just such a journey.

NOVA Season 24 Episodes...

• s24e01 - Einstein Revealed
• s24e02 - Lost City of Arabia
• s24e03 - Three Men and a Balloon
• s24e04 - Secrets of Making Money
• s24e05 - Top Gun Over Moscow
• s24e06 - Shark Attack
• s24e07 - Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1)
• s24e08 - Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2)
• s24e09 - Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3)
• s24e10 - Cracking the Ice Age
• s24e11 - Kaboom!
• s24e12 - Titanic's Lost Sister
• s24e13 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Stonehenge
• s24e14 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (2): Inca
• s24e15 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (3): Obelisk
• s24e16 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (4): Colosseum
• s24e17 - Hunt for Alien Worlds
• s24e18 - Curse of T.rex
• s24e19 - Cut to the Heart
• s24e20 - Kingdom of the Seahorse

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.