TV Schedule for Science - West

How It's Made Wood Toys; Retro Toasters; Laboratory Furnaces

We find out how everyday items such as wood toys, retro toasters, laboratory furnaces and aerogels are manufactured.

How It's Made Combination Squares; Farmed Shrimp; Ball Valves

Find out how combination squares, farmed shrimp, ball valves and string trimmers are made.

How It's Made LED Tubes; Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars; Robotic Medication Dispensers

Learning how LED tubes, chocolate peanut butter bars and robotic medication dispensers are manufactured.

How It's Made Chinese Style Furniture; Electrical Switches; Thai Fish Sauce

An examination of how items such as Chinese-style furniture, electrical switches and Thai fish sauce are made.

How It's Made Dinnerware; Reservoir Air Tanks

Dinnerware; reservoir air tanks; frosted cereal; fossils.

How It's Made Clay; Pitted Prunes

An insight into how everyday items such as clay, pitted prunes, spurs and polyurethane tyres are made.

How It's Made Tasers; Canned Soup

An insight into the manufacturing processes of tasers, canned soup, jaw harps and mouth bows and diving boards.

How It's Made Navajo Rugs; Crude Oil

An insight into the production process for Navajo rugs, crude oil, kaleidoscopes and titanium dental implants.

How It's Made Automatic Transmissions; Hot Air Balloon Baskets

Automatic transmissions; silver miniatures; hot air balloon baskets; darts.

How It's Made Magnets; Crash Test Dummies

Magnets; cooked ham; silver-plated teapots; crash-test dummies.

How It's Made Curling Stones; Opalescent Glass

Curling stones; refrigerators; aluminum baseball bats; opalescent glass.

How It's Made Levels; Abrasive Grains; Sandpaper

Levels; hot dogs; abrasive grains; sandpaper.

How the Universe Works Dark History of Earth

Earth's history is marked by one cosmic disaster after another, forging the path of human evolution; now, experts explore how the Earth has teetered on the verge of destruction.

How the Universe Works Hunt for Dark Matter

Dark Matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together, yet the search for it continues to eluded scientists today.

How the Universe Works The Moons of Saturn

With more than 80 moons, Saturn could rank among the most dynamic planetary system in Sol's neighborhood; with its giant underground oceans and protective magnetic fields, experts explore how Saturn's moons offer new insight into the Solar System.

How the Universe Works Voyager's Ultimate Mission

As the two Voyager spacecraft reach interstellar space, experts explore their astonishing discoveries and how their extended operation has transformed into the ultimate mission.

How the Universe Works Hunt for the Universe's Origin

Determining the age of the universe continues to be an elusive endeavor for scientists as their results are conflicting, and without a definitive answer, everything that's known about the cosmos could be completely wrong.

Artemis 1: Going Back to the Moon

Following the inside story of NASA engineers as they race to build and launch the rocket, Artemis I, as it prepares for missions that will transport humans to the moon, then launch a journey to Mars and beyond.

Artemis II: To the Moon and Back

NASA sends Americans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years -- farther than any humans have traveled, and in a new spacecraft.

Space Race: Mysteries at the Museum

Don explores the race to the moon between the U.S. and the Soviet Union; he straps into a human centrifuge, meets an astronaut who actually went there and learns just how close America came to losing.

Artemis II: To the Moon and Back

NASA sends Americans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years -- farther than any humans have traveled, and in a new spacecraft.

Space Race: Mysteries at the Museum

Don explores the race to the moon between the U.S. and the Soviet Union; he straps into a human centrifuge, meets an astronaut who actually went there and learns just how close America came to losing.

Artemis 1: Going Back to the Moon

Following the inside story of NASA engineers as they race to build and launch the rocket, Artemis I, as it prepares for missions that will transport humans to the moon, then launch a journey to Mars and beyond.

How the Universe Works Hunt for Dark Matter

Dark Matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together, yet the search for it continues to eluded scientists today.

How the Universe Works The Moons of Saturn

With more than 80 moons, Saturn could rank among the most dynamic planetary system in Sol's neighborhood; with its giant underground oceans and protective magnetic fields, experts explore how Saturn's moons offer new insight into the Solar System.

BattleBots It's Robot Fighting Time!

The legends of robot combat put it all on the line for a shot at the 2018 World Championship.

BattleBots Are You Yeti to Rumble?

Fan favorites Yeti and Witch Doctor face off in a world-class fight as top competitors battle to earn their spots in the postseason tournament.

NASA's Unexplained Files Shadow Deathstar

Astronaut Leroy Chiao's spacewalk is interrupted by bright lights flying past; a flying saucer is photographed from the Apollo.