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Season 45

s45e01 / Death Dive to Saturn

14th Sep '17 - 1:00am
Death Dive to Saturn Summary

For over a decade, the Cassini space probe has been sending dazzling images of Saturn's breathtaking rings and mysterious moons. Join Nova on a suspenseful ride during Cassini's final hours as it dives into Saturn's atmosphere.

105 have watched this episode

s45e02 / Secrets of the Shining Knight

5th Oct '17 - 1:00am
Secrets of the Shining Knight Summary

Discover what it was like to be a knight in shining armor and follow the historic manufacturing process. Master armorers re-engineer the Greenwich armor - considered some of the greatest armor ever made - and then put it to the test.

107 have watched this episode

s45e03 / Ghosts of Stonehenge

12th Oct '17 - 1:00am
Ghosts of Stonehenge Summary

Who built Stonehenge and why? Groundbreaking archaeological digs have revealed major new clues about Britain's enigmatic 5,000-year-old site and the people who constructed it.

98 have watched this episode

s45e04 / Secrets of the Forbidden City

19th Oct '17 - 1:00am
Secrets of the Forbidden City Summary

For nearly 500 years, Beijing's complex of palaces and temples was the power center of imperial China. Explore this ancient architectural masterpiece, long hidden from western eyes, as experts use ancient craft secrets to restore its fading grandeur.

97 have watched this episode

s45e05 / Killer Volcanoes

26th Oct '17 - 1:00am
Killer Volcanoes Summary

Volcanologists search for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that plunged the medieval earth into a deep freeze. Investigate the geologic evidence from Greenland all the way to Antarctica to identify the 750-year-old culprit.

94 have watched this episode

s45e06 / Killer Hurricanes

2nd Nov '17 - 1:00am
Killer Hurricanes Summary

Researching the Great Hurricane of 1780, which blasted its way across the Caribbean, why it was so dangerous and the potential for more mega-storms in the future.

96 have watched this episode

s45e07 / Killer Floods

9th Nov '17 - 2:00am
Killer Floods Summary

Efforts to uncover the geologic footprints of colossal megafloods in Iceland and on the seabed of the English Channel.

49 have watched this episode

s45e08 / Extreme Animal Weapons

23rd Nov '17 - 2:00am
Extreme Animal Weapons Summary

Why some animals have extreme armaments, including claws, horns, fangs and stings.

49 have watched this episode

s45e09 / Bird Brain

21st Dec '17 - 2:00am
Bird Brain Summary

Scientists test avian aptitude with brainteasers that reveal acute intelligence.

52 have watched this episode

s45e10 / Day the Dinosaurs Died

28th Dec '17 - 2:00am
Day the Dinosaurs Died Summary

Scientists discover new clues as to the catastrophe that ended the reign of the dinosaurs on Earth.

53 have watched this episode

s45e11 / Black Hole Apocalypse

11th Jan '18 - 2:00am
Black Hole Apocalypse Summary

Black holes are the most enigmatic and exotic objects in the universe. They’re also the most powerful, with gravity so strong it can trap light. And they’re destructive, swallowing entire planets, even giant stars. Anything that falls into them vanishes... gone forever. Now, astrophysicists are realizing that black holes may be essential to how our universe evolved - their influence possibly leading to life on Earth and, ultimately, us. In this two-hour special, astrophysicist and author Janna Levin takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of black hole science. Along the way, we meet leading astronomers and physicists on the verge of finding new answers to provocative questions about these shadowy monsters: Where do they come from? What’s inside? What happens if you fall into one? And what can they tell us about the nature of space, time, and gravity?

59 have watched this episode

s45e12 / The Impossible Flight

1st Feb '18 - 2:00am
The Impossible Flight Summary

For the first time, two intrepid pilots fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.

76 have watched this episode
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