- 8.5/104 votes
#1 - The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
Season 39 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2011
Join Brian Greene on a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the universe on the tiniest of scales. Brian brings quantum mechanics to life in a nightclub like no other, where objects pop in and out of existence, and things over here can affect others over there, instantaneously-without anything crossing the space between them.
Director: Julia Cort
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/101 votes
#2 - Origins: Where Are the Aliens?
Season 32 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2004
In "Origins: Where are the Aliens?," host astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores such provocative questions as: would "ETs" resemble us or the creatures of science fiction? Are there "aliens" already amongst us on Planet Earth—brainy creatures whose intelligence is very different from our own? And are planets on which life can flourish rare or common in our universe?
Director: Julia Cort
Writer: Julia Cort
- 8.0/101 votes
#3 - Monster of the Milky Way
Season 34 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2006
Astronomers are closing in on the proof they've sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe—a supermassive black hole—lurks at the center of our own galaxy. Could it flare up and consume our entire galactic neighborhood? Join NOVA on a mind-bending investigation into one of the most bizarre corners of cosmological science: black hole research. From event horizon to singularity, the elusive secrets of supermassive black holes are revealed through stunning computer-generated imagery, including an extraordinary simulation of what it might look like to fall into the belly of such an all-devouring beast.
Director: Julia Cort
Writer: Jonathan Grupper