In 1962, spurred by the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously made the bold proclamation that NASA would send astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade, not because it was easy, but because it was a challenge. The Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology, but as the balance of world power shifted, interest in space exploration declined. "Fight for Space" serves as an urgent call to re-awaken our sense of wonder and discovery.
This documentary examines theories behind the creation of gamma ray bursts, destructive explosions i...
Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, spec...
Documentary-maker David Malone delves into the secrets of ocean waves. In an elegant and original fi...
A group of renowned cosmologists and astrophysicist are in search of a realistic picture of the univ...
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; Jame...
The Scorpions belong to the oldest land-based arachnides with over 1800 different species known to e...
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Fascinating -- and unintentionally funny -- experiments at Austria's famed Institute for Experimenta...
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John Glenn goes on another journey into outer space for tests on how old age is affected there. His ...
Concern over global climate change may be at an all-time high, but climate change is nothing new - t...
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...
This film consists of three parts. The first dramatizes the life of the founder of Soviet astronauti...
Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and scie...
Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid is the only one to survive. Many believe that...
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. T...
Anatomist Alice Roberts embarks on a quest to rebuild her own body from scratch, taking inspiration ...
The biggest tech revolution of the 21st century isn’t digital, it’s biological. A breakthrough calle...
There are endless gruesome ways that the world could end; through nasty, natural disasters or becaus...
A feature documentary about the journey of mankind to discover our true force and who we truly are. ...