- 8.0/101 votes
#1 - Hunt for the Supertwister
Season 31 Episode 15 - Aired 3/30/2004
Scientists, meteorologists and storm chasers try to uncover the secrets of F5 tornadoes, the largest, most powerful and most dangerous on Earth. Included are looks at how funnels form and the devastating 2003 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, plus "tornado tourists," who pay companies to take them to the ferocious phenomena to see them first-hand.
Director: Thomas Lucas
Writer: Julia Cort
- 8.0/101 votes
#2 - 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: Thomas Lucas
Writer: Jonathan Grupper