Friday, August 22nd TV listings for Science HD
How the Universe Works Journey to a Black Hole
The heart of the M87 supermassive black hole, the first and only black hole ever photographed; the mystery of how it grew so large, what lies inside, and how it controls the entire galaxy.
Forbidden History The Secrets of the Alchemists
Investigating whether alchemists such as Nostradamus, Nicolas Flamel and John Dee could truly perform miracles, or were in actuality just clever deceivers.
Forbidden History The Mystery of the Giants
Many ancient cultures allude to the existence of giants; tombs and skeletons of the alleged beings are discovered in Sardinia.
Forbidden History The Third Secret of Fatima
Three Portuguese shepherd children allegedly receive a prophecy in 1917 that foretells the date of the Apocalypse.
Forbidden History The Bloodline of Christ
Investigating the contentious theory that Jesus was married with children and his bloodline lives on today.
Forbidden History The Treasure of Solomon
Investigating if the High Priests of the Temple in Jerusalem hid sacred items from the Romans, and if the Dead Sea Scrolls can reveal the location of hidden wonders.
Forbidden History The Lost Treasure of the Templars
Legend has it that the Knights Templar discovered a great treasure in Jerusalem and may have brought it back to England.
What on Earth? Gateway to Eden
A buried monument offers new evidence about one of the Bible's greatest mysteries; an ominous shadow engulfs the Pacific Ocean; scientists have trouble explaining a strange lake that's shaped like a perfect circle.
What on Earth? Curse of the Lost Kingdom
The face of Christ is discovered in a field in Hungary; a photo that claims to show who shot down a passenger jet in Ukraine; a sinister shape in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads investigators to a hidden genocide.
What on Earth? Lost City of the Kalahari
Satellites locates strange spiral markings in the remote African desert; a weird deadly black blob is threatening the Florida Keys; something large is found deep beneath the ice of Antarctica.
What on Earth? Finding Vietnam's Lost POWs
Desperate signs from lost veterans in Vietnam; a fleet of large ships stranded in the middle of a vast desert; strange walls stretching vast distances across Northern California.
What on Earth? Secret of Doomsday Mountain
Satellites find American stealth technology deep inside China; an unidentified cloud swamps America's skies; something very large is lurking beneath Loch Ness.
What on Earth? Hidden Tomb of Genghis Khan
A strange structure is discoverd in Mongolia; bizarre rings in Spain could lead to the lost city of Atlantis; a large floating island is on a collision course with New Zealand.
What on Earth? Who Built Supervillain Island?
A satellite finds a set of large arrows in the badlands of the American west; a blood red waterfall stains Antarctica's snows; a plague of massive holes in the Siberian landscape.
What on Earth? Secret of Doomsday Mountain
Satellites find American stealth technology deep inside China; an unidentified cloud swamps America's skies; something very large is lurking beneath Loch Ness.
What on Earth? Hidden Tomb of Genghis Khan
A strange structure is discoverd in Mongolia; bizarre rings in Spain could lead to the lost city of Atlantis; a large floating island is on a collision course with New Zealand.
What on Earth? Who Built Supervillain Island?
A satellite finds a set of large arrows in the badlands of the American west; a blood red waterfall stains Antarctica's snows; a plague of massive holes in the Siberian landscape.
What on Earth? Finding Vietnam's Lost POWs
Desperate signs from lost veterans in Vietnam; a fleet of large ships stranded in the middle of a vast desert; strange walls stretching vast distances across Northern California.
Forbidden History The Lost Treasure of the Templars
Legend has it that the Knights Templar discovered a great treasure in Jerusalem and may have brought it back to England.
What on Earth? Gateway to Eden
A buried monument offers new evidence about one of the Bible's greatest mysteries; an ominous shadow engulfs the Pacific Ocean; scientists have trouble explaining a strange lake that's shaped like a perfect circle.
MythBusters Mythssion Impossible
The team tests the literal truth of three very different proverbs, herding cats, catching a greased pig and ten pounds of feces in a five-pound bag.
MythBusters Bullet Baloney
Firearm cliches; firing a bent-barreled shotgun; firing a gun in space; dropping a gun in a deep fryer; stopping a bullet with weird items; shooting a neon sign.
MythBusters Moonshine Myths
Testing an exploding still; using "hooch" to fuel an unmodified car.