TV Schedule for Science
Friday, May 17th TV listings for Science
NASA's Unexplained Files CIA's Secret Revenge
When the Soviet Union unveils its own space shuttle, the CIA hatches a secret revenge plot; recent discoveries shed new light on the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; a missing nuclear weapon could threaten a NASA base in the Arctic.
NASA's Unexplained Files The Sun's Evil Twin
A photograph depicts two suns in the sky over Indonesia; ghostly white swirls on the moon's surface baffle NASA scientists; an astronaut disappears during his return to Earth.
NASA's Unexplained Files Secret Aliens
An astronomer records an unusual radio signal from beyond the solar system; FBI agents find classified documents at the home of a NASA scientist; when scientists discover strange DNA in the octopus, they examine if their origins could be alien.
How the Universe Works Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat
If a massive asteroid collides with Earth, it could end life on the planet as one knows it; new discoveries reveal just how close civilization is to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it.
How the Universe Works Mission to a Comet
The Rosetta mission is a groundbreaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time; special access reveals what this cutting-edge journey discovers and how these mysterious objects help create life on Earth.
Underground Marvels Hotel Bunker of the Apocalypse
The top-secret construction of a massive nuclear bunker remained concealed under a palatial West Virginia hotel for decades; experts reveal how this vast subterranean structure was one of the most closely guarded Cold War secrets in U.S. history.
Underground Marvels Subterranean Silo Survival
A decommissioned missile launch facility in Kansas remained one of the best kept subterranean military secrets of the Cold War; experts reveal how this abandoned underground complex transformed into a state-of-the-art survival bunker.
Underground Marvels Buried Lab of the Black Hills
Buried nearly a mile beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota is a cutting-edge laboratory at the forefront of astonishing scientific research; experts reveal advancements engineers achieved more than a century ago that keep it operating today.
Underground Marvels Ireland's Underground Alcatraz
Subterranean military fortresses situated on the southern coast of Ireland have protected against enemy invasion for over 400 years, and now, experts investigate how this powerful stronghold transformed into a brutal and terrifying prison.
Underground Marvels Mystery of the Kentucky Cave
The longest known cave system in the world spans hundreds of miles beneath the hills of Kentucky, and containing prehistoric artifacts and ancient human remains, experts reveal a subterranean mystery that may have changed the course of U.S. history.
What on Earth? Ruins of Cannibal City
When an extreme drought hits Spain, the ruins of a long-lost civilization suddenly emerge, and using cutting-edge technology, experts investigate evidence of ancient cannibalism.
What on Earth? Zombietown USA
Satellite images capture evidence of an abandoned town hidden in the American wilderness, and as experts analyze this new evidence, they reveal what this strange place has to do with a top-secret military plan to battle an army of the undead.
What on Earth? Circles of the High Kings
Satellite images capture two conjoined circular structures embedded in the landscape of Ireland; experts investigate an ancient site linked to legendary figures and the elusive hunt for the Ark of the Covenant.
What on Earth? Russia's Lightning Lab
Aerial drone imaging captures oddly shaped industrial-sized towers mysteriously situated in a forest clearing near Moscow; experts investigate a lost Soviet era military compound and the development of a catastrophic electromagnetic weapon.
What on Earth? Poland's Secret Nazi Compound
Satellite images capture a series of enormous zigzagging patterns carved into the remote woodlands of Poland; experts investigate a clandestine Nazi base linked to a doomed operation that played a pivotal role in the downfall of WWII Germany.
What on Earth? Holes of Dead Sea Destruction
Aerial drone imaging captures clusters of enormous, perfectly round holes scattered along the coast of the Dead Sea in Israel; experts reveal a history of destructive water diversion linked to massive sinkholes devouring the region.
What on Earth? Ancient Rome's El Dorado
Aerial archaeologists capture bizarre, spider-like markings etched deep into the mountains of Northern Spain; experts investigate an ancient site that contained one of the largest and most important gold mining operations of the Roman Empire.
What on Earth? Poland's Secret Nazi Compound
Satellite images capture a series of enormous zigzagging patterns carved into the remote woodlands of Poland; experts investigate a clandestine Nazi base linked to a doomed operation that played a pivotal role in the downfall of WWII Germany.
What on Earth? Holes of Dead Sea Destruction
Aerial drone imaging captures clusters of enormous, perfectly round holes scattered along the coast of the Dead Sea in Israel; experts reveal a history of destructive water diversion linked to massive sinkholes devouring the region.
What on Earth? Ancient Rome's El Dorado
Aerial archaeologists capture bizarre, spider-like markings etched deep into the mountains of Northern Spain; experts investigate an ancient site that contained one of the largest and most important gold mining operations of the Roman Empire.
What on Earth? Russia's Lightning Lab
Aerial drone imaging captures oddly shaped industrial-sized towers mysteriously situated in a forest clearing near Moscow; experts investigate a lost Soviet era military compound and the development of a catastrophic electromagnetic weapon.
Underground Marvels Mystery of the Kentucky Cave
The longest known cave system in the world spans hundreds of miles beneath the hills of Kentucky, and containing prehistoric artifacts and ancient human remains, experts reveal a subterranean mystery that may have changed the course of U.S. history.
What on Earth? Ruins of Cannibal City
When an extreme drought hits Spain, the ruins of a long-lost civilization suddenly emerge, and using cutting-edge technology, experts investigate evidence of ancient cannibalism.