NOVA
Secrets of the Sun (#3907)
It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. The temperature at its core is a staggering 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. It convulses, it blazes, it sings. You know it as the sun. Scientists know it as one of the most amazing physics laboratories in the universe. Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun in labs here on Earth. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. But more critically, it may help us predict and track solar storms that have the power to zap our power grid, shut down telecommunications, and ground global air travel for days, weeks, or even longer. Such storms have happened before-but never in the modern era of satellite communication. SECRETS OF THE SUN reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star-one that might help keep our planet from going dark. [56 minutes]
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NOVA | The Electromagnetic Spectrum | PBS (#3907)
NOVA Labs will be live May 2012. 02:56
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A NOVA NIGHT OF SPECIAL REPORTS | MAY 29th,...
Manhunt - Boston Bombers followed by Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes. A NOVA night of special reports. Only on PBS.... 00:31
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NOVA | Manhunt -- Boston Bombers | PBS
Premieres Wednesday, May 29th at 9PM/8c (check local listings) www.pbs.org/nova/manhunt At 2:50 pm on April 15, two... 00:31
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NOVA | How the 1918 Flu Infected People | PBS
The 1918 flu virus infects deep in the lungs, which may have made it more deadly. 00:25
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NOVA: Australia's First 4 Billion Years - Life... (#4010)
Full Program: 53:08
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- Grade Levels
- 6-8, 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Series Length
- 381 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 61 minutes
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Series Description: PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA programs demystify science and technology and highlight the people involved in scientific pursuits.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Hunt for the Supertwister (#3107)
Features hair-raising footage of highly destructive twisters in action and efforts to forecast them. [56 minutes]
- Sun, May 26, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Manhunt - Boston Bombers (#4014)
A look at how modern technology and old-fashioned detective work helped catch the Boston bombers. [56 minutes]
- Wed, May 29, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, May 30, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 2, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes (#4015)
On May 20th 2013, a ferocious F5 tornado over a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, inflicting 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. It was the third time an exceptionally violent... [56 minutes]
- Wed, May 29, 9:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, May 30, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, May 30, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, May 31, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
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Power Surge (#3809)
The latest and greatest innovations that may turn back the clock on climate change are revealed. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 5, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, June 7, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 9, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Ape Genius (#3507)
Our evolutionary next-of-kin are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 12, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 13, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 14, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 14, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 16, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Extreme Cave Diving (#3705)
A team of scientists dive into Blue Holes, underwater caves that formed during the last ice age. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 20, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 21, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 21, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 23, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Earth from Space (#4006)
NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences. [116 minutes]
- Wed, June 26, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 27, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 28, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, June 28, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 30, 12:00 AM on IPTV
Past Episodes
These episodes of NOVA aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Hunt for the Supertwister (#3107)
- Decoding Neanderthals (#4002)
- Venom: Nature's Killer (#3808)
- Meteor Strike (#4013)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures (#4012)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters (#4011)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes (#4010)
- Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening (#4009)
- Ancient Computer (#4007)
- Hunting the Elements (#3906)
- Smartest Machine on Earth (#3806)
- Cracking Your Genetic Code (#3909)
- Separating Twins (#3908)
- Japan's Killer Quake (#3810)
- Mind of a Rampage Killer (#4008)
- Earth from Space (#4006)
- Building Pharaoh's Chariot (#4005)
- Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (#4004)
- Ice Age Death Trap (#3905)
- Rise of the Drones (#4003)
- Doomsday Volcanoes (#4001)
- Building The Great Cathedrals (#3711)