Our solar system is a weird place. Much more than a home to eight planets, it’s filled with a myriad of fascinating other smaller bodies, including moons, asteroids, and comets. In recent decades, ...

BOSTON, MA – April 30, 2025 – The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, today announced the two-part documentary special “ULTIMATE CRASH TEST” will premiere May 7th and 14th, ...

Can humans survive a trip to Mars and back that could take two to three years? This episode of NOVA scienceNOW examines all of the perils of this journey, including deadly meteoroids, bone and muscle ...

Many readers may remember watching "NOVA" in middle school or high school science classes, and some of us haven't seen it since -- which is a missed opportunity for both science fans and history buffs ...

NOVA is seeking proposals from production companies to potentially produce three fifty-two minute episodes of a prospective science documentary tentatively titled "Colors." In a very literal sense, ...

A team of researchers hunt for dark matter deep underground in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Invisible and mysterious, dark matter shapes the cosmos, but scientists are still trying to figure out ...

Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that separate human beings from the millions of other animal species that have evolved on this planet. David Pogue explores the traits ...