NOVA explores the search for extraterrestrial life. The program describes the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a program that scans star systems for radio transmissions from advanced extraterrestrial civilizations and introduces the Drake equation, created by SETI founder Frank Drake, which attempts to quantify the probability of intelligent life in the Milky Way galaxy.

NOVA Season 32 Episodes...

• s32e01 - Origins (1): Earth is Born
• s32e02 - Origins (2): How Life Began
• s32e03 - Origins (3): Where Are The Aliens?
• s32e04 - Origins (4): Back To The Beginning
• s32e05 - The Most Dangerous Woman In America
• s32e06 - America's Stone Age Explorers
• s32e07 - Great Escape
• s32e08 - Ancient Refuge In The Holy Land
• s32e09 - Welcome To Mars
• s32e10 - The Boldest Hoax
• s32e11 - Supersonic Dream
• s32e12 - The Viking Deception
• s32e13 - Saving The National Treasures
• s32e14 - A Daring Flight
• s32e15 - Wave That Shook The World

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.