NOVA Temporada 46 Cap 20 • Español Online

Episodio 1

Since it explored Pluto in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft has been zooming toward NASA’s most distant target yet. Join the mission team as the probe attempts to fly by Ultima Thule, an object 4 billion miles from Earth.

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Episodio 2

Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance,” but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance—is real.

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Episodio 3

Journey to Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which sent rivers of lava through communities and into the sea when it erupted in 2018. A group of scientists and locals investigate the spike in volcano activity that turned paradise into an inferno.

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Episodio 4

New archeological evidence sheds light on the stunning engineering of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Episodio 5

With new technologies, NASA and private companies are promising a new renaissance in space travel.

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Episodio 6

In the shadow of Vesuvius and Pompeii, a lesser-known volcano puts the city of Naples at risk.

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Episodio 7

Scientists, engineers and political leaders devise a plan to save the Dead Sea, whose levels have declined by more than 65 feet since 1976.

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Episodio 8

Scientists try to determine the cause for the increasing megafire threat by exploring the physics of fire, how firestorms move and travel and by analyzing aerial drone and satellite data to catch fires before they start.

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Episodio 9

Canadian anthropologist Niobe Thompson travels to sites in Kazakhstan, genetics labs in Denmark and anthropology museums in Russia to unlock mysteries surrounding the first riders of wild horses.

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Episodio 10

Forensic archaeologist Cat Jarman and her team investigate the Great Heathen army, a legendary Viking fighting force that invaded England in the 9th century.

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Episodio 11

On the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, NOVA looks ahead to the hoped-for dawn of a new age in lunar exploration. This time, governments and private industry are working together to reach our nearest celestial neighbour. But why go back? The Moon can serve as a platform for basic astronomical research; as an abundant source of rare metals and hydrogen fuel; and ultimately as a stepping stone for human missions to Mars and beyond. Join the next generation of engineers that aim to take us to the Moon, and discover how our legacy of lunar exploration won't be confined to the history books for long.

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Episodio 12

The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life.

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Episodio 13

The dry, red planet Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes and may have even had the ingredients to support life.

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Episodio 14

Jupiter's gravitational force made it a wrecking ball as it barreled through the early solar system, but it also helped shape life on Earth as it brought comets laden with water and possibly the asteroid that put an end to the dinosaurs.

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Episodio 15

Nasa's Cassini reveals the mysteries of Saturn's rings and new hope for life on one of its moons.

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Episodio 16

Uranus and Neptune's unexpected rings, supersonic winds and dozens of moons; an up-close view of Pluto before exploring the Kuiper belt.

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Episodio 17

Join experts as they compare what happened in several deadly bridge collapses across America.

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Episodio 18

Self-driving cars may one day be big business, but will they ever be safer than human drivers?

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Episodio 19

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs in a fiery global catastrophe. An amazing trove of fossils reveals how mammals took over, ultimately evolving into the huge array of species—including humans—that rule the Earth today.

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Episodio 21

How Leonardo da Vinci used science to create his legendary artwork. Included: why Mona Lisa's smile is so captivating—and what it took to create it.

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Episodio 22

Is violence actually declining? If so, why? And can we build a more peaceful future?

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Episodio 23

Camera technology is revolutionizing the study of animals—without them even noticing.

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