Overview
Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. In honor of Hubble's landmark anniversary, NOVA tells the remarkable story of the telescope that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos. But Hubble's early days nearly doomed it to failure: a one-millimeter engineering blunder had turned the billion-dollar telescope into an object of ridicule. It fell to five heroic astronauts in a daring mission to return Hubble to the cutting edge of science. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars and planets, advanced our understanding of dark energy and cosmic expansion, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. Join NOVA for the story of this magnificent machine and its astonishing discoveries.
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42 - 1Vaccines Calling the Shots September 10, 2014 -
42 - 2Rise of the Hackers September 24, 2014 -
42 - 3Why Planes Vanish October 08, 2014 -
42 - 4Surviving Ebola October 08, 2014 -
42 - 5Ben Franklin's Balloons October 22, 2014 -
42 - 6First Air War October 29, 2014 -
42 - 7Bigger Than T. rex November 05, 2014 -
42 - 8Emperor’s Ghost Army November 12, 2014 -
42 - 9Killer Landslides November 19, 2014 -
42 - 10First Man on the Moon December 03, 2014 -
42 - 11Big Bang Machine January 14, 2015 -
42 - 12Sunken Ship Rescue January 21, 2015 -
42 - 13Sinkholes—Buried Alive January 28, 2015 -
42 - 14Colosseum: Roman Death Trap February 11, 2015 -
42 - 15Petra: Lost City of Stone February 18, 2015 -
42 - 16Hagia Sophia: Istanbul’s Ancient Mystery February 25, 2015 -
42 - 17The Great Math Mystery April 15, 2015 -
42 - 18Invisible Universe Revealed April 22, 2015 -
42 - 19Nazi Attack on America May 06, 2015 -
42 - 20Lethal Seas May 13, 2015 -
42 - 21Chasing Pluto July 15, 2015 -
42 - 22Nuclear Meltdown Disaster July 29, 2015
