PBS NOVA scienceNOW Did an ancient supernova explosion trigger the birth of the solar system? Scientists are finally closing in on evidence that, nearly five billion years ago, a supernova shock wave swept through a cloud of dust and gas and caused it to collapse, eventually forming the sun and the planets. Meteorite hunters have scoured the globe for space rocks containing evidence of this ancient supernova in the form of rare isotopes that could only be created in the intense pressure of a sup...
Dec 10, 2010•58 sec
1X60 min. documentary, National Geographic Channel Drilling for natural gas causes a mud volcano in Java. Urban sprawl bolsters microclimates in Atlanta that help strengthen an approaching tornado. Miiners in Newcastle, Australia remove so much coal and water from the earth it causes the most severe earthquake in Australian history. Can a direct link be drawn between human activity and these ‘natural disasters’? The jury is still out. Some geophysicists believe these are examples of man’s capaci...
Jul 20, 2010•1 min
National Geographic Channel 2009 As far as we know, life is unique to Earth. So how did it come to be? And why here? We’ve all wondered about the origins of life, but one scientist in San Diego believes that he and his mentor found the answer. Dr. Jeffrey Bada at UC San Diego, sheds new light on renowned scientist Stanley Miller’s controversial experiment from a half century ago. Like Miller, Bada recreates conditions on Earth before life began 4 billion years ago. But this time, Bada introduces...
Dec 01, 2009•1 min
National Geographic Channel 2009 Earth Without The Moon reveals the startling fact that the Moon is receding from Earth and is gaining speed each year. The moon is a stabilizing force for Earth, enabling life to originate, evolve, and exist over the last 4 billion years. However, when it recedes just 10% further from Earth, the Earth will tip up to 90 degrees on its axis, creating endless catastrophes. Extreme temperature swings will push oceans to the poles and ice to the equator; massive dust ...
Jun 25, 2009•1 min
Premiere Date: TBD 1X60 min. documentary, National Geographic Secret World of Fireworks (w.t.) explores the closely held secrets, recipes, and techniques from the world of pyrotechnic showmen. For the first time in this HD special, National Geographic takes a behind the scenes look into this exclusive world with unique access from Zambelli Internationale of New Castle, Pennsylvania – America’s “First Family of Fireworks” – along with rocket scientists and chemists from Los Alamos, New Mexico....
Jun 24, 2009•41 sec
The Science Channel November 2004 3x60 min. docudrama Episode #3: Hip Failure When disaster strikes, leaving us feeling helpless and out of control, science is our refuge. Science can explain the unforeseen tragedies that change our lives, determine what variables led to catastrophe, and help prevent them in the future. Every day, across the country, failure analysis experts are using investigative sciences to build a better tomorrow on lessons learned.
Jun 23, 2009•1 min
The Science Channel November 2004 3x60 min. docudrama Episode #2: Pipeline Fire When disaster strikes, leaving us feeling helpless and out of control, science is our refuge. Science can explain the unforeseen tragedies that change our lives, determine what variables led to catastrophe, and help prevent them in the future. Every day, across the country, failure analysis experts are using investigative sciences to build a better tomorrow on lessons learned.
Jun 23, 2009•59 sec
ROBOCAR Discovery Studios/Science Channel July 14, 2008 10pm ET 6x60 non-fiction series There are lots of bad drivers out there, but could a car drive itself better than a person?
May 16, 2009•48 sec
AMERICA’S LOST H-BOMB The Science Channel in CO-PRODUCTION with Marabella Productions August 19, 2007 10pm ET 1x60 min. documentary In 1958, a nuclear bomb was jettisoned off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. Containing 400 pounds of conventional explosives and an undisclosed quantity of highly enriched uranium, the bomb's explosive yield was 100 times that of the Hiroshima bomb. For weeks, the U.S. Navy and Air Force searched for the bomb in the silty waters around Tybee Island. Deemed "irretriev...
May 16, 2009•1 min
BASE CAMP MOON The Science Channel May 7, 2007 9pm ET 1x60 min. documentary It has been more than 30 years since NASA put men on the moon and brought them back. Now, plans are underway to return astronauts to the lunar surface. And this time, it doesn't appear they will be leaving anytime soon. 2007 CINE GOLDEN EAGLE WINNER for OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
May 16, 2009•1 min
TRAIL of TERROR: The Story of Pan Am 103 Discovery Channel November 27, 2006 10pm ET 1x60 min. special The Story of Pan Am 103 showcases the real-life drama of federal forensic teams. This one-hour special not only features case details, but also reveals the psychology, art, and technology used to make it all possible-- experiencing the investigation through the eyes of those who lived it.
May 16, 2009•56 sec
INSIDE NCIS The National Geographic Channel in CO-PRODUCTION with Marabella Productions May 30, 2006 9pm ET 1x60 min. pilot For America's Armed Forces, the war on terror began in a port just off the coast of Yemen. On October 12, 2000, a small boat packed with explosives slams into the USS Cole. 17 American sailors are killed, dozens more critically injured. Finding out who did it, and why, falls to one of the most elite federal law enforcement agencies on the planet. The NCIS' Naval Criminal In...
May 16, 2009•39 sec
THE SPACE-SHUTTLE: COUNTDOWN TO COMEBACK Discovery Channel February 16, 2006 9pm ET 1x60 min. documentary It has been more than two years since the space shuttle Columbia ripped apart in the Texas sky and fell to the Earth in a shower of hot metal. In the wake of the tragedy, NASA scientists and engineers have been consumed by a single desire...to get America's space program back on track.
May 16, 2009•1 min
GROUNDED ON 9/11 The History Channel, A&E September 11, 2005 9pm ET 1x60 min. documentary GROUNDED is the harrowing story of four of the most critical hours in aviation history that begins on 9/11 with nearly 6,5000 planes in the air carrying close to 1,000,000 people and ends with quiet empty skies over a stunned continent. On a typical day, about 20 aircraft every hour are rerouted to new destinations. On 9/11 controllers rerouted more than 1100 flights in the first 15 minutes after the or...
May 16, 2009•2 min
RETURN TO FLIGHT: FIXING THE SPACE SHUTTLE Discovery Channel May 15, 2005 8pm ET 1x90 min. doc./reality In the skies over Texas, the space shuttle Columbia and the seven heroic astronauts on board fall helplessly to the earth in a shower of hot metal. In an instant, the powerful symbol of technological achievement and national pride is reduced to thousands of pieces of smoldering debris. And somewhere among the wreckage lies the uncertain future of human space exploration.
May 16, 2009•1 min
ASTRONAUT DIARIES: REMEMBERING THE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE CREW The Science Channel May 14, 2005 9pm ET 1x60 min. documentary Dave Brown (first from the left) on February 1, 2003 was a first-time astronaut aboard the space shuttle Columbia.. Dave was also an aspiring filmmaker who shot hundreds of hours of the training process leading up to what would become Columbia's final mission. He captured the weeks and months of training that began well before the Columbia shuttle moved to the launch pad. In sce...
May 16, 2009•2 min
The Science Channel November 2004 3x60 min. docudrama Episode #1: Dust Explosion When disaster strikes, leaving us feeling helpless and out of control, science is our refuge. Science can explain the unforeseen tragedies that change our lives, determine what variables led to catastrophe, and help prevent them in the future. Every day, across the country, failure analysis experts are using investigative sciences to build a better tomorrow on lessons learned.
May 16, 2009•1 min
The Discovery Channel/Discovery Times Channel June 2003 1x60 min. documentary On the morning of February 1, 2003 disaster struck. A stunned nation woke to images of Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrating into a shower of hot metal over the Texas sky. In that instant, millions wondered, "What went wrong?" Only through understanding the daunting and complex challenges faced by engineers and scientists responsible for bringing the shuttle and her crew safely back to earth could this question be answ...
May 16, 2009•1 min
