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NOVA

This long-running, award-winning documentary series focuses on science, its many applications, speculation, history and researchers. Inspired by the BBC documentary program "Horizons, " the U.S. series frequently features interviews with scientists directly involved in the topic at hand, and sometimes even boasts footage of a particular discovery.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Wed, 3/4 at 8:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

The Planets: Mars

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.

Thu, 3/5 at 2:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

The Planets: Mars

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.

Tue, 3/10 at 6:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Planets: Mars

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.

Tue, 3/10 at 11:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Planets: Mars

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.

Wed, 3/11 at 7:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Planets: Mars

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.

Wed, 3/11 at 8:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

The Planets: Saturn

NASA's Cassini probe explores Saturn's icy rings and moons, capturing ring-moon interactions and revealing ingredients for life on the moon Enceladus.

Wed, 3/11 at 10:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

The Planets: Jupiter

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.