NOVA S14E01 · Countdown to the Invisible Universe

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NOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and enigmas.

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1. 1 1. Countdown to the Invisible Universe1987-01-20 · 55mNOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and en
2. 2 2. Children of Eve1987-01-27 · 55mNOVA examines a controversial theory that traces our ancestry to a small group of women living in Africa 300,000 years ago.
3. 3 3. Why Planes Crash1987-02-03 · 55mBetween 60 and 80 percent of all commercial airplane accidents are attributable to pilot error. NOVA looks at some shocking instances of pilot negligence and what airlines are doin
4. 4 4. Orangutans of the Rain Forest1987-02-10 · 55mNOVA cameras travel to Borneo, one of the last habitats of the wild orangutans, where scientists study the endangered ape. Who is observing whom? It is not always clear.
5. 5 5. Freud Under Analysis1987-02-17 · 55mFifty years after his death, the creator of psychoanalysis is still the subject of intense debate. Was Freud right or wrong? NOVA profiles the enigmatic man and his controversial l
6. 6 6. The Hole in the Sky1987-02-24 · 55mNOVA travels to Antarctica with an emergency scientific expedition to study a baffling "hole" in the Earth's protective ozone layer.
7. 7 7. Confessions of a Weaponeer1987-03-03 · 55mHarvard chemist George Kistiakowsky was an anti-Bolshevik soldier in 1919 Russia, an atomic bomb scientist at Los Alamos, a presidential advisor in the Eisenhower White House and a
8. 8 8. Great Moments from NOVA1987-03-10 · 55mNOVA presents two hours of the best from its 14 seasons of exciting science coverage. A "talking" chimp, an exploding volcano and a sight-and-sound space video are but a few of the
9. 9 9. Will the World Starve?1987-03-24 · 55mAll over the world, farmers are taking more from the soil than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive starv
10. 10 10. The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore1987-03-31 · 55mIn rich and poor countries alike, once-productive farms are turning to desert because of mismanagement of water resources. NOVA examines the causes and cures of desertification.
11. 11 11. Rocky Road to Jupiter1987-04-07 · 55mIn a case study of the strengths and weaknesses of the United States space program, NOVA chronicles the ambitious and long-delayed Galileo mission to Jupiter—still on the ground lo
12. 12 12. Death of a Star1987-10-06 · 55mWhy do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute scie
13. 13 13. Spy Machines1987-10-13 · 55mOn the 25th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, NOVA investigates the spy planes and satellites that played a critical role in history and influence arms control today.
14. 14 14. Hidden Power of Plants1987-10-20 · 55mPlants produce some of the world's most potent chemicals in the fight against disease. NOVA follows the urgent efforts to track down new medicines in nature.
15. 15 15. Japan's American Genius1987-10-27 · 55mIs Detroit inventor Stanford Ovshinsky the new Thomas Edison? Japanese industries are betting that the genius behind amorphous materials-a simpler and less expensive alternative to
16. 16 16. A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama1987-11-03 · 55mThe Panama Canal opened in 1914 after a 30-year effort that dwarfed the building of the pyramids. Historian David McCullough navigates through the canal and tells the story of the
17. 17 17. Volcano!1987-11-10 · 55mMillions live in the shadows of nature's ticking time-bombs—volcanos. NOVA accompanies scientists who are developing new techniques to predict when volcanos will erupt and how viol
18. 18 18. How Good is Soviet Science?1987-11-17 · 55mPrinceton professor and author Robert Mark tracks down the engineering secrets of some of the beautiful buildings in the world including Notre Dame in Paris, St. Paul in London and
19. 19 19. Ancient Treasures from the Deep1987-12-01 · 55mNOVA joins underwater archaeologists as they explore the oldest shipwreck ever excavated, a richly-laden merchant vessel dating from the time of King Tut.
20. 20 20. Riddle of the Joints1987-12-08 · 55mA trail of evidence leading from a medieval abbey to a small town in Connecticut sheds new light on rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling inflammation of the joints with no known cause
21. 21 21. Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People1987-12-15 · 55mNOVA follows archaeologists as they unearth clues, some 7,000 years old, about an unknown, mysterious and advanced sea-faring people who lived along the North Atlantic coast of the