What is Nova?
From the PBS science series NOVA, a biweekly podcast digging into the science behind the headlines. Alok Patel takes you behind the scenes with the people—scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians and more—working to understand our world.
What is Nova now universe revealed?
This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed, hosted by Alok Patel, a physician, science communicator, and somewhat of a space nerd. In this special 5-part podcast series, blast off with us to explore alien worlds, galaxies, stars, black holes, and the start of the universe itself, the Big Bang. NOVA Now Universe Revealed drops on Thursday, November 4th.
Where does the funding for NOVA scienceNOW come from?
Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and PBS viewers. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers. Additional funding is provided by the NOVA Science Trust.
From WGBH Radio
From the PBS science series NOVA, a biweekly podcast digging into the science behind the headlines. Dr. Alok Patel takes you behind the scenes with the people—scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians and more—working to understand our world.
Bonus: From our friends at MASTERPIECE Studio
December 9, 2021 • We wanted to share this first episode of a thrilling three-part documentary miniseries from our friends at MASTERPIECE: Making MASTERPIECE, which tells the whole story of how a scrappy group of public media producers in Boston created THE home for British drama on American TV.
The Big Bang: started from inflation, now we're here
December 2, 2021 • For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like "How does our world even exist?" and "Where did we come from?" Now, more than ever, scientists are finding answers within the Big Bang theory. About 13.8 billion years ago, in a fraction of a fraction of a second, the universe expanded into being.
Black holes: to the event horizon and beyond
November 25, 2021 • Black holes: they're dense, elusive, light-absorbing pockets of spacetime that are critical to our understanding of the universe. But black holes are difficult to peer into, so there's a lot scientists still don't know. This leaves some room for science fiction to take over.
The hitchhiker's guide to exoplanets and alien life
November 18, 2021 • If television shows and movies are any indication, we humans spend a lot of our time subconsciously preparing for UFOs carrying maleficent aliens to descend on Earth. But should we rush to create an intergalactic battle plan? In actuality, finding otherworldly life won't be so easy (or, hopefully, so dangerous).
How to make a Milky Way: the ultimate galactic recipe
November 11, 2021 • When our ancestors looked up into the night sky, they too saw a great, glimmering band of light splitting the darkness.
Fusion: Can we recreate the renewable power of stars down on Earth?
November 4, 2021 • The process that powers our sun was still a mystery about 100 years ago. Bit by bit, scientists have worked out that the fusion of hydrogen at a star's core can generate enough power to keep it shining for billions of years.
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For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like “How does our world even exist?” and “Where did we come from?” Now, more than ever, scientists are finding answers within the Big Bang theory. About 13.8 billion years ago, in a fraction of a fraction of a second, the universe expanded into being.
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