Are you on our wavelength? Learn about the many ways the electromagnetic spectrum infiltrates our lives and illuminates the universe.
What ingredients provide “The Right Stuff” for an astronaut’s dinner? From BBQ to ice cream, we feast on food fit for the stars.
Paleontologist Peter Ward explains how life’s tendency toward self-destruction has led to massive extinction events in Earth’s history. What does the past — and the smell of rotten eggs — have to teach us about the fate of humanity?
Take a tour of the solar system with Mars Exploration Rover scientist Steve Squyres and planetary scientist Heidi Hammel.
Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the ins and outs of the human heart with cardiac surgeon Dr. Daryl Hoffman. Learn about open-heart surgery, artificial valves, hearts in space, graverobbers Burke and Hare and so much more.
In this episode, we highlight a few star moments from our constellation of past shows.
Have you ever seen mysterious lights in the sky, or glimpsed an alien spacecraft? This show provides a probing yet playful discussion about Unidentified Flying Objects.
While cathedrals give people a place to contemplate Heaven from our place here on Earth, astronauts on the ISS can view Earth from “the heavens” above. This show highlights the many ways the ISS is like a modern-day cathedral.
