Wednesday, September 10th TV listings for Science HD
How the Universe Works Venus: Earth's Evil Twin
There is a planet in the solar system covered in thick, dense clouds and roasted by colossal temperatures, and is a vision of Earth's future; taking a look at Venus to understand how Earth will be destroyed.
How the Universe Works Edge of the Solar System
Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.
Engineering on the Edge Space Needle
Trask and his team take on the iconic Space Needle in Seattle to fix an aging window-washing basket; in San Antonio, they look to get a stadium ready for game day.
Engineering on the Edge Foresthill Bridge
Trask and his crew look for any critical issues on Foresthill Bridge in California, a vital escape route during wildfires; in Garden City, Kan., the team needs to inspect massive grain elevators where one spark could ignite a devastating explosion.
Engineering on the Edge Frying Pan Tower
Trask takes on a decommissioned lighthouse 32 miles off the coast of North Carolina, and the crew must work suspended above shark-infested waters; an aging stadium with corroding catwalks needs maintenance for hockey season.
Engineering on the Edge Sutro Tower
Trask and his crew scale Sutro Tower to inspect crucial cable junctions and must avoid deadly radiation at nearly 1,000 feet in the air; in Oregon, loose boulders need to be removed along a cliffside road that needs to be reopened.
Engineering on the Edge Pegasus and Dragon
Trask and his crew take on one of the world's largest bronze statues, Pegasus and Dragon, and they need to figure out how to get on this colossus of a structure; one of the world's largest roller coasters is due for an inspection.
Engineering on the Edge New Bullards Dam
Trask and his crew take on New Bullards Dam, and they need to place critical target sensors for monitoring seismic activity; in Colorado, a bird detection system needs to be installed at a wind turbine facility.
Engineering Catastrophes California Flood Fiasco
A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as flood waters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, Calif.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.
Engineering Catastrophes Terror in Texas
A series of violent explosions rips through a major Texas oil refinery, causing a fatal disaster and devastation on a terrifying scale; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover what triggered a catastrophic malfunction.
Engineering Catastrophes Oklahoma Freeway Free-fall
A deadly tragedy on a freeway in Oklahoma sends one of the state's busiest bridges collapsing into the Arkansas river below; expert engineers investigate how a tugboat striking a reinforced concrete pier could cause such a catastrophic disaster.
Engineering Catastrophes Suez Canal Catastrophe
A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel runs aground and completely blocks one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.
Destruction Decoded Air, Land and Sea
Planes and trains have made the world smaller, but when things go wrong, hundreds of lives can be lost in an instant.
Engineering Catastrophes Pittsburgh Landslide
A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.
Engineering Catastrophes Kansas City Skywalk Disaster
When an indoor hotel walkway collapses in Kansas City, Mo., it becomes the most deadly engineering disaster in U.S. history; experts investigate and uncover evidence of a catastrophic design change in the support system construction.
Destruction Decoded Air, Land and Sea
Planes and trains have made the world smaller, but when things go wrong, hundreds of lives can be lost in an instant.
Engineering Catastrophes Pittsburgh Landslide
A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.
Engineering Catastrophes Kansas City Skywalk Disaster
When an indoor hotel walkway collapses in Kansas City, Mo., it becomes the most deadly engineering disaster in U.S. history; experts investigate and uncover evidence of a catastrophic design change in the support system construction.
Engineering Catastrophes Suez Canal Catastrophe
A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel runs aground and completely blocks one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.
Engineering on the Edge New Bullards Dam
Trask and his crew take on New Bullards Dam, and they need to place critical target sensors for monitoring seismic activity; in Colorado, a bird detection system needs to be installed at a wind turbine facility.
Engineering Catastrophes California Flood Fiasco
A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as flood waters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, Calif.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.
NASA's Unexplained Files The Black Hole Next Door
When astronomers discover a rogue black hole speeding through the Milky Way, they investigate how much danger this cosmic monster poses to Earth, and what would happen if it ever entered our solar system.
NASA's Unexplained Files Did Aliens Nuke Mars?
A strange discovery by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover suggests the Red Planet was home to an alien nuclear war 300 million years ago; experts investigate if an extraterrestrial Armageddon transformed an Earth-like world into a wasteland.
NASA's Unexplained Files Rise of the Ice Creatures
Neil Armstrong enters an unexplained spin; an Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the Moon; possible alien life swimming in the oceans of Jupiter's moons.