Woman in Motion

With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground experiments, NOVA captures its landing on Mars

Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving the way for the next generation of female space...

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Americans were preoccupied with other developments...

The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astronauts and the thousands of men and women behind...

In unusual circumstances, scientists from different countries work together to achieve a common scientific goal. Locked in their spinning space lab,...

In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade object into earth-orbit. 3 years later Yuri...

214 million years ago a gigantic meteorite broke up and impacted Earth. 65 million years ago, the impact that killed the dinosaurs occurred where the...

In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space. Together and alone, they will travel until the...

Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal story. Her life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy,...

A UFO enthusiast interviews Dan Aykroyd on the subject of extraterrestrials visiting Earth.

The artist Tom Sachs and his team of bricoleurs build a handmade space program and send two female astronauts to Mars