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Nova

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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.

Episodes:

• Lost Tombs of Notre Dame

  During restoration work after the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame de Paris, two lead sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral's stone floor. Who is buried in the anonymous sarcophaguses? And what secrets will these lead caskets reveal? Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries using the latest scientific investigation techniques. What can DNA and chemical analysis of the remains reveal about the history of Notre Dame and those who devoted their lives to it?

  Next Airing:	Sun, Dec 22nd, 2024 at 1:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:55:30
  Usage rights:	12/18/2024 to 12/17/2027

• Black Hole Apocalypse

  Join astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin on a mind-blowing voyage to the frontiers of black hole science, which is shining new light on the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Jan 8th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	1/8/2025 to 1/7/2028

• Black Hole Universe

  Next Airing:	Wed, Jan 15th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	1/15/2025 to 1/14/2028

• What Are UFOs?

  After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else? Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in our skies.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Jan 22nd, 2025 at 8:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	01:00:00
  Usage rights:	1/22/2025 to 1/21/2028

• Extreme Airport Engineering

  In New York City, a team of elite engineers and construction workers are on a mission to build the ultimate airport. Follow their ups and downs as they race to build a new, world-class LaGuardia on the site of one of America's busiest aviation hubs.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Jan 29th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	01:00:00
  Usage rights:	1/29/2025 to 1/24/2028

• Building Stuff: Boost It!

  Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses - allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural abilities. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can shoot rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have.

  Length:	01:00:00
  Usage rights:	11/13/2024 to 11/12/2027

• Building Stuff: Change It!

  For as long as humans have been around, we've been altering the spaces around us to better suit our needs. From accessing ancient wisdom to build a better water filter to designing a robot that uses acoustics to bring coral reefs back to health, see how today's engineers are applying their craft to reshape the natural world and create new human-made environments to enhance our lives in amazing ways.

  Length:	00:55:59
  Usage rights:	11/27/2024 to 11/26/2027

• Building Stuff: Reach It!

  From the time our species first evolved, we've been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we've schemed and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From affordable deep sea subs to flying taxis to next-gen space habitats, see how today's engineers are designing and building creative new ways for us to get all around - and even off - our planet.

  Length:	00:56:00
  Usage rights:	11/20/2024 to 11/19/2027

• Decoding The Universe: Quantum

  When we look at the world at the tiniest scales, the subatomic realm, things get weird - very weird. Welcome to the quantum universe, where particles can spin in two directions at once, observing something changes it, and a thing on one side of the galaxy can instantly affect something on the other, as if the space between them didn't exist. Buckle up for a wild ride through the discoveries that proved all of this to be true and paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today - and the powerful quantum sensors and computers of tomorrow.

  Length:	00:56:00
  Usage rights:	11/6/2024 to 11/5/2027

• Rebuilding Notre Dame

  In April 2019, the world watched as a devastating fire almost destroyed Paris's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. Go behind the scenes with a team of engineers, masons, and timber workers tackling the daunting challenges of restoring the historic landmark.

  Length:	00:56:45
  Usage rights:	12/14/2022 to 12/13/2025

• Solar System: Strange Worlds

  From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.

  Length:	00:54:30
  Usage rights:	10/2/2024 to 9/29/2032

• Solar System: Wandering Worlds

  From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of strange, wandering worlds are rewriting what we know - and even how we think about - our solar system.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	10/2/2024 to 9/29/2032

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