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NOVA•Season 32•Episode 1

Origins: Earth is Born

7.7/10 · 56 votesSep 28, 200455 min

Ranked #8 of 14 in Season 32•−0.2 vs season avg

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"Origins: Earth is Born" gives viewers a spectacular glimpse of the tumultuous first billion years of Planet Earth—a time of continuous catastrophe. Vivid animation lets viewers witness the traumatic birth of the moon from a titanic collision between Earth and an object believed to have

Directed byAlice Harper

Written byJoseph McMaster

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E1 7.7Now viewing

Origins: Earth is Born

E2 7.7

Origins: How Life Began

E3 8.2

Origins: Where Are the Aliens?

Origins: Back to the Beginning

E5 8.1

The Most Dangerous Woman in America

E6 7.5

America's Stone Age Explorers

E7 8.0

Great Escape

E8 8.2

Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land

Welcome to Mars

The Boldest Hoax

Supersonic Dream

The Viking Deception

Saving the National Treasures

E14 8.1

A Daring Flight

E15 7.5

Wave That Shook the World

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E16 7.7

Hitler's Sunken Secret

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E17 7.7

Newton's Dark Secrets

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E18

Storm That Drowned a City

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Joseph McMaster

Writer

Alice Harper

Director

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Episode Summary

"Origins: Earth is Born" is episode 1 of NOVA season 32. It scored 7.7/10 from 56 votes, ranking #8 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Alice Harper and written by Joseph McMaster, it aired on September 28, 2004.

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