TV Schedule for Science

How the Universe Works Secrets of the Sun

A brand-new NASA mission to the sun reveals cutting-edge discoveries about Earth's star; as the Parker Solar Probe dives through the sun's atmosphere, its findings challenge everything known about this strange place.

How the Universe Works The Next Supernova

The galaxy is full of stars ready to explode into supernovas, a stellar detonation powerful enough to destroy all life on Earth; it's an event that hasn't occurred in 400 years, and the search is on to locate which star may be next.

Greatest Mysteries Ever The Ten Plagues: A Greek Curse?

The ten plagues of Egypt are supposedly sent by God to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelites; some scientists link these events to a volcanic eruption or climate change; could these be natural occurrences or are they divine warnings?

Greatest Mysteries Ever Ancient Rome: Fall or Pushed?

The Roman Empire fell in the year 476, yet questions linger; did it truly fall or does it continue as the Byzantine Empire? What caused its demise? The debate remains controversial even among modern historians.

Greatest Mysteries Ever El Dorado: Gold, Guns and Greed

El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, captivated Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries, sparking endless quests for hidden treasures; fueled by greed, these expeditions led to the loss of countless lives.

Greatest Mysteries Ever The Incas: A Sudden Fall

In 1532, Spanish conquistadors encounter the advanced Inca Empire; despite their sophisticated infrastructure, the Inca falls within decades; the story of how a powerful empire is overtaken by a small group of conquistadors remains mysterious.

Greatest Mysteries Ever Tutankhamun: Lifting the Curse

Tutankhamun, Egypt's teenage pharaoh, leaves an enduring legacy in the 10 short years he ruled; given questions surrounding his untimely death, Tutankhamun remains one of history's enigmas.

Greatest Mysteries Ever Noah's Ark: The Endless Quest

The mystery of Noah's Ark, believed to rest in the snow-covered Ararat Mountains, has fascinated explorers for years. Two separate expeditions claim to have found it in different locations, sparking debates on whether the story is myth or reality.

Greatest Mysteries Ever Ramses II: The Greatest Pharaoh

Rameses II, Egypt's "ruler of rulers," reigned for over 60 years, leading Egypt into a golden age. Despite his fame, mysteries linger about his wife Nefertari and the truth of his death.

Mysteries of the Abandoned The Good, the Bad, and the Abandoned

The world's abandoned structures hold new evidence about the lives and deeds of history's greatest heroes and villains and using the latest discoveries at these mysterious sites, experts count down the 10 most significant ones.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Plague on Hell Island

A strange sea fortress that guards icy waters is home to a grim secret; experts investigate the mysteries at this eerie structure, which fought an invisible enemy far more deadly than ever imagined.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Chinese Nuclear Box

An enormous concrete box with bizarre circular openings looms on the coast of an island near mainland China; experts investigate and uncover tunnels leading to an enormous underground complex that nearly triggered a nuclear war.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Hollywood vs. Nazis

A war-torn Italian ghost town immortalized by a legendary Hollywood director blurs the lines between fiction and reality; experts investigate and uncover a forgotten landscape of ruins captured in a WWII documentary.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Hitler's Nightmare Palace

The ruins of a dreamlike Polish palace hide an astonishingly dark history that's shrouded in mystery to this day; experts investigate and uncover an ornate gothic structure that concealed a nightmare of Nazi experimentation.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Chinese Nuclear Box

An enormous concrete box with bizarre circular openings looms on the coast of an island near mainland China; experts investigate and uncover tunnels leading to an enormous underground complex that nearly triggered a nuclear war.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Hollywood vs. Nazis

A war-torn Italian ghost town immortalized by a legendary Hollywood director blurs the lines between fiction and reality; experts investigate and uncover a forgotten landscape of ruins captured in a WWII documentary.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Hitler's Nightmare Palace

The ruins of a dreamlike Polish palace hide an astonishingly dark history that's shrouded in mystery to this day; experts investigate and uncover an ornate gothic structure that concealed a nightmare of Nazi experimentation.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Plague on Hell Island

A strange sea fortress that guards icy waters is home to a grim secret; experts investigate the mysteries at this eerie structure, which fought an invisible enemy far more deadly than ever imagined.

Greatest Mysteries Ever Noah's Ark: The Endless Quest

The mystery of Noah's Ark, believed to rest in the snow-covered Ararat Mountains, has fascinated explorers for years. Two separate expeditions claim to have found it in different locations, sparking debates on whether the story is myth or reality.

Greatest Mysteries Ever Ramses II: The Greatest Pharaoh

Rameses II, Egypt's "ruler of rulers," reigned for over 60 years, leading Egypt into a golden age. Despite his fame, mysteries linger about his wife Nefertari and the truth of his death.

Outrageous Acts of Science Make It Real

The smartest and bravest people use science to take their skills to the next level, from designing a robotic drawing arm to making a bike that exercises the whole body.

Outrageous Acts of Science Only Natural

Investigating if nature truly knows best; the world's first driving dog; a bright blue tarantula; the world's smallest horse.

Killers of the Cosmos Dark Star

Until recently, black holes were only theoretical; scientists know that millions exist and some of them have the potential to be lethal to earth.