TV Schedule for Science - West

NASA's Unexplained Files The Moon that Disappeared

Recently discovered documents show NASA's secret plan B for failure of the first moon landing; a Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson back to Earth goes missing; NASA's Cassini mission unravels a three hundred year old.

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 Alien Death Ray

Life may have been found on Mars; mysterious Moon Pigeons.

How the Universe Works When Supernovas Strike

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars, and new discoveries reveal that these cataclysmic events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe.

How the Universe Works How Black Holes Made Us

Black holes are not the violent monsters people think they are, and new discoveries reveal that they might have been essential to creating stars, giving light, and building the universe itself.

If We Built It Today Fortress of the Gods

Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.

If We Built It Today Doomsday in Venice

As floodwaters unleash havoc in Venice, Italy, experts use the latest technology and modern-day science to explore the feasibility of rebuilding it.

If We Built It Today Secrets in the Pyramid

Egypt's Great Pyramid is one of the world's greatest and most mysterious marvels, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering innovations, experts reveal what it would take to build the ancient wonder today.

If We Built It Today Rise of the Aqueducts

Rome's aqueducts are one of the greatest engineering marvels in history, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build them; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building them a second time would be as deadly.

If We Built It Today Ghosts of the Colosseum

Rome's Colosseum is the most famous stadium on the planet, and it took cutting-edge engineering and a fallen emperor to build it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.

If We Built It Today Battle of Brooklyn Bridge

New York's Brooklyn Bridge might be the most important bridge in the world, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to built it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.

If We Built It Today Secrets at the Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.

Engineering Catastrophes Texas Fertilizer Catastrophe

A deadly explosion strikes at the heart of a small Texas town and leaves a community in ruins; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a nearby fertilizer plant containing volatile chemicals poised for disaster.

Engineering Catastrophes Terror in Tacoma

Rocking suspension bridge.

Engineering Catastrophes Curse of the Devil's Dam

When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how a simple miscalculation could be to blame.

Engineering Catastrophes Chicago's Skyscraper of Doom

One of the world's tallest skyscrapers threatens to rain solid rock on downtown Chicago; experts investigate and uncover how an extreme climate eventually altered the integrity of the building's marble facade.

Engineering Catastrophes Oil Rig vs. Sinkhole

An oil rig in a Louisiana lake drills in the wrong place and causes a massive whirlpool that drains the entire lake; exploring why this sinkhole disaster was one of the greatest engineering catastrophes in American history.

Engineering Catastrophes Nightmare in Florida

When a new bridge suddenly collapses in Miami, several die in a horrifying calamity; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how an innovative bridge-building technique could be to blame.

Engineering Catastrophes Chicago's Skyscraper of Doom

One of the world's tallest skyscrapers threatens to rain solid rock on downtown Chicago; experts investigate and uncover how an extreme climate eventually altered the integrity of the building's marble facade.

Engineering Catastrophes Oil Rig vs. Sinkhole

An oil rig in a Louisiana lake drills in the wrong place and causes a massive whirlpool that drains the entire lake; exploring why this sinkhole disaster was one of the greatest engineering catastrophes in American history.

Engineering Catastrophes Nightmare in Florida

When a new bridge suddenly collapses in Miami, several die in a horrifying calamity; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how an innovative bridge-building technique could be to blame.

Engineering Catastrophes Curse of the Devil's Dam

When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how a simple miscalculation could be to blame.

If We Built It Today Battle of Brooklyn Bridge

New York's Brooklyn Bridge might be the most important bridge in the world, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to built it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.

If We Built It Today Secrets at the Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.