TV Schedule for Science - West

NASA's Unexplained Files A President's Close Encounter

The discovery of geysers on a moon; NASA's mission to detect life; an object is spotted approaching an asteroid.

NASA's Unexplained Files Interstellar Gold Rush

A distant planet shows an Earth-like atmosphere; a glowing light suggests an atmosphere on the Moon; why there are blueberries on Mars.

How the Universe Works Solar System Special

Exploring new discoveries that rewrite the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

How the Universe Works War of the Galaxies

Galaxies are locked in continual combat across the universe, and the Milky Way will face its biggest opponent ever, the Andromeda Galaxy, in a titanic and deadly struggle that could create a new and unrecognizable super galaxy.

Fatal Engineering Rollercoaster Accidents

Drill down on maintenance and safety lapses that derailed amusement park rides.

Fatal Engineering Bridge Collapses

Bridge collapses have etched hard lessons into the history of engineering; Tacoma, Minneapolis, Genoa, symbols of innovation that have become stark reminders of what happens when flaws go unchecked.

Fatal Engineering Plane Crashes

Look back at the Tenerife, Kegworth, and Paris Concorde air disasters; investigate the design defects that made these aircraft vulnerable; look at the role air traffic miscommunications played; relive the terrible moments before disaster struck.

Fatal Engineering Skyscraper Collapses

Pinpoint the mistakes that cause major structural failures; explore the preventable explosion inside London's Ronan Point; the code violations that collapsed Lalita Park; the short circuit that set off a deadly fire in Tehran's Plasco Building.

Fatal Engineering Dam Collapses

When dams break, devastation follows; Derna, Malpasset, Brumadinho, three disasters that turned engineering failures into mass tragedies.

Fatal Engineering Nuclear Plant Disasters

Hunt for the root cause of atomic accidents; examine the Windscale fire, which led to safer reactor designs; learn why swift crisis management helped in the Three Mile Island incident; see why improper waste disposal fuelled the Kyshtym disaster.

Engineering Catastrophes Genoa Bridge of Tragedy

The Genoa bridge collapse takes down a symbolic crossing and becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters; experts investigate and uncover years of slow deterioration to the structure's heavily corroded concrete encased cables.

Engineering Catastrophes Calamity Comes to Canada

Tragedy strikes a bustling Canadian shopping mall when a parking garage suddenly collapses resulting in a fatal disaster; expert engineers use the latest technology to investigate and uncover a deadly design flaw that could have been prevented.

Engineering Catastrophes Mayhem in Minneapolis

A deadly design flaw results in a horrifying rush hour bridge collapse that tragically leaves 13 dead in Minneapolis; using the latest science, experts investigate to reveal what went so catastrophically wrong on one of Minnesota's busiest crossings.

Engineering Catastrophes Pennsylvania Ice Flood

An unprecedented cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania; experts investigate and reveal how a sudden surge of icy flood water buckled pier foundations weakened from years of erosion.

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 Miami Condo Calamity

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.

Engineering Catastrophes Pennsylvania Ice Flood

An unprecedented cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania; experts investigate and reveal how a sudden surge of icy flood water buckled pier foundations weakened from years of erosion.

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 Miami Condo Calamity

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.

Engineering Catastrophes Mayhem in Minneapolis

A deadly design flaw results in a horrifying rush hour bridge collapse that tragically leaves 13 dead in Minneapolis; using the latest science, experts investigate to reveal what went so catastrophically wrong on one of Minnesota's busiest crossings.

Fatal Engineering Dam Collapses

When dams break, devastation follows; Derna, Malpasset, Brumadinho, three disasters that turned engineering failures into mass tragedies.

Fatal Engineering Nuclear Plant Disasters

Hunt for the root cause of atomic accidents; examine the Windscale fire, which led to safer reactor designs; learn why swift crisis management helped in the Three Mile Island incident; see why improper waste disposal fuelled the Kyshtym disaster.

NASA's Unexplained Files Pluto Under Pressure

Lost tapes show that Apollo astronauts heard unexplained transmissions on the far side of the moon; an amateur astronomer finds an odd disturbance in Martian atmosphere; an unidentified object in Earth orbit starts stalking Russian spacecraft.