Hunting the Edge of Space (2011)
Synopsis
In this two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity - two spectacle lenses held a foot apart - ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy, and religion. "Hunting the Edge of Space" takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the innovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope.
First Air Date: 2011-05-05
Last Air Date: 2011-05-12
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Created By: Oliver Twinch, David Axelrod
Top Cast
- Alex Filippenko as Self - Presenter
- Alexandra Hall as Self - Presenter
- Bill Latter as Self - Presenter
- Charles Henry Bennett as Self - Presenter
- Jim Bennett as Self - Presenter
- Ronald Bissinger as Self - Presenter
- David Charbonneau as Self - Presenter
- Michael Hoskin as Self - Presenter
- Wendy Freedman as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2011)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
-
Ep. 1: The Mystery of the Milky Way
"The Mystery of the Milky Way," chronicles the history of telescopes, from Galileo's refractor to Newton's reflector and beyond. It looks at key discoveries, such as those made by William Herschel and his sister Caroline, including the discovery of the planet Uranus. Hour 1 also looks at recent missions: the voyage of the Cassini spacecraft to Saturn, the Kepler telescope's search for planets beyond our solar system, and the Herschel Space Observatory's examination of the Milky Way, which is so large that it would take 100,000 years traveling at the speed of light to cross from one edge to the other.
-
Ep. 2: The Ever Expanding Universe
In second episode of the two-part special "Hunting the Edge of Space," NOVA investigates a battery of high-tech telescopes that is joining the Hubble Space Telescope on its quest to unlock the secrets of our universe, a cosmos almost incomprehensible in its size, age, and violence.
Trailers & Videos
Images & Backdrops
No additional images or backdrops found.
Where to Watch
No watch providers found for this movie in TW.