Hunting The Edge of Space

Hunting The Edge of Space

Hunting The Edge of Space

Documentary 2010

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NOVA examines how the telescope has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy and religion.

Documentary 2010

EPISODE 1

The Mystery of the Milky Way

The Mystery of the Milky Way chronicles the history of telescopes, from Galileo's refractor to Newton's reflector and beyond. This episode also looks at recent missions, including the Herschel Space Observatory's examination of the Milky Wa

52 min 6 Jun 2020 U
EPISODE 2

The Ever Expanding Universe

The Ever-Expanding Universe investigates a battery of high-tech telescopes that are joining the Hubble Space Telescope on its quest to unlock the secrets of our universe, a cosmos almost incomprehensible in its size, age and violence.

52 min 6 Jun 2020 U

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Hunting The Edge of Space

DOCUMENTARY

NOVA examines how the telescope has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy and religion.

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Studio: Channel 5
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010