- 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 - 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: Larry Klein
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: Thomas Lucas
Writer: Julia Cort
- 6.0/101 votes
#4 - Building Pharaoh's Ship
Season 37 Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2010
A magnificent trading vessel embarks on a royal expedition to a mysterious, treasure-laden land called Punt. Is this journey, intricately depicted on the wall of one of Egypt's most impressive temples, mere myth--or was it a reality? NOVA follows a team of archeologists and boat builders as they reconstruct the mighty vessel shown in the mysterious carving, and then finally launch it in to the Red Sea on a unique voyage of discovery.
Director: Stéphane Bégoin
Writer: Julia Cort