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 | Asteroid (Oct. 2006)
Will a doomsday rock the size of the Rose Bowl hit Earth in 2036? Watch now (12 mins.) |
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 | Astrospies (Feb. 2008)
An elite corps of secret U.S. astronauts is trained to gather intelligence on the Soviets during the Cold War. Watch now (49 mins.) |
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 | Don't Ask the Expert (Oct. 2006)
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a bone to pick with Hollywood aliens. Watch now (2 mins.) |
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 | The Elegant Universe (Oct. 2003)
Eleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction, it's string theory. Watch now (146 mins.) |
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 | Hubble's Amazing Rescue (Oct. 2009)
The unlikely story of how the world's most beloved telescope was saved. Watch now (50 mins.) |
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 | Hunt for Alien Earths (July 2009)
Astronomers may be on the brink of finding Earth-like planets beyond our solar system. Watch now (15 mins.) |
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 | Is There Life on Mars (Dec. 2008)
The decades-long search for life on the Red Planet heats up with the discovery of frozen water. Watch now (50 mins.) |
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 | Monster of the Milky Way (Oct. 2006)
Does a supermassive black hole lurk at the center of our galaxy? Watch now (48 mins.) |
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 | Moon Smasher (July 2009)
A NASA satellite called LCROSS heads to the moon in the hope of finding buried water. Watch now (15 mins.) |
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 | Origins: Back to the Beginning (Sep. 2004)
How did the colossal forces of the early universe make it possible for habitable worlds to emerge? Watch now (50 mins.) |
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 | Phoenix Mars Lander (July 2008)
NASA's latest robot has already found frozen water and is looking for more signs that the Red Planet could support life. Watch now (12 mins.) |
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 | Profile: Franklin Chang-Díaz (July 2009)
The first Latino-American astronaut is also a scientist designing a new generation of plasma-powered space vehicles. Watch now (15 mins.) |
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 | Saving Hubble (July 2008)
Two teams of spacewalkers take on the risky mission of reviving the ailing Space Telescope. Watch now (13 mins.) |
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 | The Search for ET (July 2008)
Astronomers have their radio telescopes tuned to receive signals from alien worlds. But is anybody out there? Watch now (11 mins.) |
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 | Space Elevator (Jan. 2007)
Can we build a 22,000-mile-high cable to transport cargo and people into space? Watch now (13 mins.) |
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 | Space Shuttle Disaster (Oct. 2008)
An investigation uncovers the human failures and design flaws behind the 2003 Columbia tragedy. Watch now (50 mins.) |
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 | Space Storms (July 2008)
Behind the dazzling display of the aurora borealis are space storms that could turn the lights off here on Earth. Watch now (10 mins.) |
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 | Sputnik Declassified (Nov. 2007)
Top-secret documents rewrite the history of the famous satellite and the early space race. Watch now (49 mins.) |
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 | 10th Planet (Jan. 2006)
A stunning discovery at the far reaches of our solar system raises questions about what makes a planet a planet. Watch now (5 mins.) |
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