Watch part of an interview with Sir Arthur C. Clarke for 1978 NOVA episode, The Mind Machine. Sir Arthur C. Clarke was a British science-fiction author who co-wrote the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey. Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA content Twitter: […]
This is what it would be like to walk on the surface of Venus. The surface of Venus is comparable to the bottom of Earth’s oceans with one major difference: Venus has the hottest planetary surface in the solar system. Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social […]
Io’s intense volcanic activity defies all expectations. Jupiter’s small moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, with constant eruptions reshaping its surface daily. Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA content Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs
Working at Huawei, one of China’s most innovative tech companies, can be intense. Six day weeks and 12 hour days are the norm. To many people in China, there’s no better example of success than the tech giant Huawei. Although it’s considered controversial to some, there’s no denying that the […]
Since the 1950s, rockets have powered humanity’s journey to space, but a new technology could change everything. Engineers are now testing a groundbreaking ‘sling’ method to launch satellites into orbit without traditional rockets. Watch the full episode – Building Stuff: Boost It! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-stuff-boost-it/ Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ […]
Phobos, one of Mars’ moons, has an uncertain origin, but its surface grooves show that tidal forces are pulling it apart. In time, Mars’ gravity will shatter it entirely, creating a ring of debris around the planet. Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA […]
A group of researchers has been pioneering a technology designed to restore some vision to those who have lost the ability to see. Watch the full episode – Building Stuff: Boost It! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-stuff-boost-it/ Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA content Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: […]
Double Dutch is a jump rope game that requires two people spinning ropes in opposite directions and at least one person to jump. A mechanical engineer is building a machine that would allow a single person to play whenever they wanted. Watch the full episode – Building Stuff: Boost It! […]
Most objects with a radius over 200 miles are spherical, but Haumea is an exception. Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long. Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow […]
It’s not all in your head – flights really are bumpier these days. The culprit is a lesser-known kind of turbulence that’s been increasing since 1979. So how does it work, and what’s causing the rise? Shop official NOVA 50th anniversary merch: https://nova-shop.org/ Follow on social for more NOVA content […]
