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NOVA Labs: What would happen if a solar storm overwhelmed Earth's natural defenses?
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Season 39 Episodes

Hunting the Elements

S39 E6 Length 1:53:49 Premiere Date 04/03/12

Secrets of the Sun Preview

Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 04/24/12

Solar Space Telescopes

Clip Length 03:50 Premiere Date 04/09/12

Introducing NOVA's Sun Lab

Clip Length 02:13 Premiere Date 04/09/12

The Threat to Earth

Clip Length 02:32 Premiere Date 04/09/12

Earth's Magnetic Shield

Clip Length 02:05 Premiere Date 04/09/12

How Can I Study the Sun?

Clip Length 03:17 Premiere Date 04/09/12

Understanding Solar Activity

Clip Length 07:31 Premiere Date 04/04/12

The Dynamic Sun

Clip Length 03:17 Premiere Date 04/04/12

Solar Wind and Storms

Clip Length 02:47 Premiere Date 04/04/12

The Sun's Energy

Clip Length 02:06 Premiere Date 04/04/12

Anatomy of the Sun

Clip Length 03:22 Premiere Date 04/04/12

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Clip Length 02:55 Premiere Date 04/04/12

Surviving an Elevator Fall

Clip Length 01:31 Premiere Date 08/23/10

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Chasing Pluto - S42 E13

Premiered On: 07/15/2015

The New Horizon's spacecraft will fly by and take the first detailed images of Pluto. It is the culmination of the spacecraft's nine-year, three-billion-mile journey.

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Pluto and Beyond - S46 E1

Premiered On: 01/02/2019

Join the mission as the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by NASA's most distant target yet. Since it explored Pluto in 2015, New Horizons is zooming toward Ultima Thule, an object four billion miles from Earth.

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Return to the Moon - S53 E8

Follow the Artemis II engineers and crew on a perilous 10-day journey to orbit the Moon.

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Human: Origins - S52 E12

Trace the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species.

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Black Hole Universe - S45 E2

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Black Hole Apocalypse - S45 E1

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Revolutionary War Weapons - S52 E7

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Athens: Birth of Democracy - S53 E7

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Ancient Desert Death Trap - S52 E17

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Secrets of the Forest - S52 E8

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