Episode Overview
How did NASA engineers create and successfully launch the most ambitious telescope ever conceived? Explore the thrilling journey of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most intricate machine ever sent into orbit. If it operates as intended, this powerful instrument could provide unprecedented insights into the universe's origins and possibly analyze the atmospheres of distant planets in the search for extraterrestrial life. However, its size far exceeds that of the iconic Hubble Space Telescope, and it will function one million miles from Earth—leaving no opportunity for repairs. Follow the dedicated engineers as they embark on this critical mission to unlock the cosmos' hidden mysteries.
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Season 49 Episodes 19
1.
Arctic Sinkholes
2.
Secrets in the Scat
3.
Great Mammoth Mystery
4.
Augmented
5.
Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's
6.
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence
7.
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day
8.
Why Ships Crash
9.
Ice Age Footprints
10.
Ultimate Space Telescope
11.
Saving Venice
12.
Ending HIV in America
13.
Computers v. Crime
14.
Can Psychedelics Cure?
15.
Ocean Invaders
16.
Nazca Desert Mystery
17.
Crypto Decoded
18.
Zero to Infinity
19.
Rebuilding Notre Dame
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