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The Best Episodes of NASA's Unexplained Files

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Every episode of NASA's Unexplained Files ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of NASA's Unexplained Files!

The Best Episodes of NASA's Unexplained Files

Dive into the mysteries of some of NASA’s most curious missions and explore stories of engineering achievement and human endurance. Each episode offers first hand...

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  1. Background image for Curse of the Red Planet
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #1 - Curse of the Red Planet

    S3:E6

    Three cosmonauts die mysteriously as they re-enter Earth's atmosphere. A declassified document reveals a CIA plan to use a space disaster as a cover to start war and a NASA rover discovers clues that help solve a murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Aliens vs. Stalin at Area 51
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Aliens vs. Stalin at Area 51

    S6:E2

    When a former Area 51 insider alleges that the Roswell UFO incident was a nefarious Soviet conspiracy masterminded by Stalin, experts investigate if it was indeed an enemy plot against America -- or if the confession is just another cover-up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Red Storm Rising
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Red Storm Rising

    S3:E7

    Two astronauts trapped in the vacuum of space face an agonizing death; the first close up images of Pluto reveal an alien landscape, and residents of Houston struggle to explain videos of unidentified flying lights captured above their city at night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Black Hole Next Door
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #4 - The Black Hole Next Door

    S6:E3

    When astronomers discover a rogue black hole speeding through the Milky Way, they investigate how much danger this cosmic monster poses to Earth, and what would happen if it ever entered our solar system.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Did Aliens Nuke Mars?
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Did Aliens Nuke Mars?

    S6:E8

    A strange discovery by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover suggests the Red Planet was home to an alien nuclear war 300 million years ago. Experts investigate if an extraterrestrial Armageddon transformed an earth-like world into the wasteland we know today.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Pluto Under Pressure
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Pluto Under Pressure

    S3:E1

    Lost tapes reveal that Apollo astronauts heard unexplained transmissions on the far side of the moon, an amateur astronomer spots a strange disturbance in Martian atmosphere & an unidentified object in Earth orbit starts stalking Russian spacecraft.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Ghosts on a Comet
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Ghosts on a Comet

    S3:E4

    When a Chinese moon rover breaks down, a NASA scientist points to a mysterious material that seemed to sabotage the Apollo missions, decades earlier. The Rosetta spacecraft finds a comet that appears to be singing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Moon that Disappeared
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #8 - The Moon that Disappeared

    S3:E5

    Recently discovered documents reveal NASA's secret plan B for failure of the first moon landing, a Soyuz capsule carrying astronaut Peggy Whitson back to Earth vanishes without explanation and NASA’s Cassini mission unravels a three hundred year old.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Attack of the Thunderballs
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Attack of the Thunderballs

    S3:E8

    Astronauts are evacuated when a mystery object is discovered hurtling towards the ISS, a NASA secret agent goes undercover to recover missing moon rocks & scientists struggle to find answers when they find a huge void at the edge of the solar system.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Pluto's Evil Twin
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Pluto's Evil Twin

    S6:E4

    After NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flies by Pluto, it encounters a strange alien world that shuts down the probe's computers, and experts investigate if this mysterious object is an alien spacecraft hiding at the edge of our solar system.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Return of the Moon Bugs
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Return of the Moon Bugs

    S3:E2

    Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and NASA track an asteroid heading towards Earth but make a shocking discovery: it’s not an asteroid, but an object that’s artificial in nature.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Rise of the Ice Creatures
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Rise of the Ice Creatures

    S3:E3

    Neil Armstrong goes into an unexplained spin. He needs to figure out what’s causing it, or he faces certain death. An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a military outpost on the Moon & could there be alien life swimming in the oceans of Jupiter’s moons?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Aliens in the Amazon
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Aliens in the Amazon

    S6:E5

    After Neil Armstrong's moonwalk, he led an expedition to the Amazon to find a legendary library that holds all knowledge of an advanced alien civilization. Experts ask if a close encounter on the moon's surface inspired Armstrong's mysterious quest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Secrets of the Alien Signals
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Secrets of the Alien Signals

    S6:E6

    When NASA begins a strange experiment to communicate with dolphins, experts investigate if it's a prelude to making alien contact. But some fear that such a discovery could have apocalyptic consequences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Planet of the Metal Aliens
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Planet of the Metal Aliens

    S6:E7

    Experts investigate if a nearby exoplanet could be the home to a alien civilization of strange, metallic monsters, after a new discovery confirms that life can thrive on such a strange world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Saturn's Moon Monsters
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Saturn's Moon Monsters

    S6:E1

    When NASA discovers something strange on Saturn's biggest moon, experts investigate if aliens feeding on the electric atmosphere could be the culprit. The disturbing evidence points to a grisly apocalypse if these monsters ever make it to Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Pilot
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Strange flying objects have been caught on NASA’s cameras and astronauts have reported seeing UFOs. Some can be identified; others remain a mystery. We’ll reveal NASA footage and interview the astronauts and scientists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Shadow Deathstar
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    #18 - Shadow Deathstar

    S1:E2

    Astronaut Leroy Chao’s spacewalk is interrupted by bright lights flying past. A flying saucer photographed from the Apollo capsule, dark shapes caught on camera shadowing the shuttle. The ideas are science fiction, but the incidents are science fact.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Alien Death Ray
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Alien Death Ray

    S1:E3

    The Viking Lander may have found life on Mars, so why don’t we know about it? What is the most destructive force in the universe? How could a starship be seen in the Aurora Borealis? And what are NASA’s mysterious Moon Pigeons?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Black Knight Rises
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Black Knight Rises

    S1:E4

    A chunk of the sun appears to have vanished. An ominous dark craft beneath the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Hubble spots thousands of unidentified objects traveling faster than light. Are we being watched?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Interstellar Gold Rush
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Interstellar Gold Rush

    S1:E5

    A distant planet shows evidence of an Earth-like atmosphere, while a mysterious light suggests an atmosphere on the Moon. Have we found evidence of a crashed alien ship in the asteroid belt? Why are there "blueberries" on Mars?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Ghosts on the Moon
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    #22 - Ghosts on the Moon

    S1:E6

    Could spaceships be powered by atomic bombs? Can artificial rings encircle an entire star? why was Neil Armstrong’s transmission feed cut off when he spotted strange lights on the Moon? And how can lightning talk to itself?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Mystery Space Squid
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    #23 - Mystery Space Squid

    S1:E7

    What could make a NASA astronaut report seeing a flying saucer in the skies above a US Air Force test range? How have the swirling gases of Saturn formed a perfect Hexagon that has hovered above the planet’s pole for 30 years?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Life in Hell
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Life in Hell

    S2:E1

    A UFO crashes in Pennsylvania. Was it a secret Soviet satellite or something far more dangerous? On Mercury, NASA finds the impossible: frozen water. A strange object causes a skyscraper-sized shadow on the surface of Mars's largest moon. What is it?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Top Secret Terror
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    #25 - Top Secret Terror

    S2:E2

    Was the Moon landing faked? Images of Mercury reveal massive spider-like formations on its surface. Is it a geological formation or something ominous? A classified Space Shuttle mission ends in near-disaster. What was its mission?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Curse of the Red Planet" is the best rated episode of "NASA's Unexplained Files". It scored 7.7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/29/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Aliens vs. Stalin at Area 51".