Xploration Awesome Planet
Science
Philippe Cousteau Jr. is no stranger to exploration. The grandson of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, Philippe hosts and serves as executive producer of this half-hour earth science series that examines the planet. He visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth's burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
Upcoming TV Listings for Xploration Awesome Planet
Xploration Awesome Planet Water
An estuary in North Carolina; sea life in Curacao; a NASA satellite monitors precipitation; near Quebec City is a hotel made entirely of ice.
8:00 AM on Scripps News 66
Xploration Awesome Planet Earth in Motion
Mount Saint Helens; how mountains are formed and earthquakes caused; oceans and waterways in constant motion; how the planet speeds through the galaxy.
8:30 AM on Scripps News 66
Xploration Awesome Planet Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise; a glacier; the woodland caribou; white-bark pine trees; an archaeologist provides artifacts of people living in the area 10,000 years ago.
8:00 AM on Scripps News 66
Xploration Awesome Planet Earth's Views
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; satellites; flight in a DC-3 aircraft; an observatory where new stars are discovered; a spacewalk.
8:30 AM on Scripps News 66