Nova, Universe Revealed
Begins Wednesday, Oct. 27
In this five-part series, NOVA delves into the vastness of space to capture moments of high drama when the universe changed forever. State-of-the-art animation gives us astonishing, photorealistic glimpses of the birth of a star in a stellar nursery, the chaos created as two galaxies collide, and the power of a supermassive black hole as it flings a star across space so violently that it’s still traveling 10 million years later. NOVA even takes viewers back on the ultimate time travel voyage, to witness the birth of space and time itself. Informed by huge advances in scientific understanding, the series brings us face-to-face with the most surprising characters in the cosmos and reveals how their fates are intertwined with our own. Take a ringside seat for the greatest show in the universe.
Episode 1
Nova, Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 9 PM
Repeats Thursday, Oct. 28, at 2 AM and Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 5 PM
The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join NOVA on a spectacular voyage to discover its place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal that makes this the age of stars.
Episode 2
Nova, Universe Revealed: Milky Way
Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 9 PM
Repeats Thursday, Nov. 4, at 2 AM and Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 5 PM
Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant spiral of stars and what will be its destiny? NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood.
Episode 3
Nova, Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 5 PM
Ultra-sensitive telescopes have transformed alien planet-hunting from science fiction into enthralling hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns to answer an age-old question with thrilling new science: are we alone?
Episode 4
Nova, Universe Revealed: Black Hole
Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 5 PM
Airs on Fusion on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 9 PM
Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature’s strangest and most powerful objects. Discover new science showing how black holes reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and might even be portals to another universe.
Episode 5
Nova, Universe Revealed: Big Bang
Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 5 PM
Airs on Fusion on Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 9 PM
The Big Bang is when the cosmos started and time itself began. With stunning animation based on space telescope images, NOVA winds back the ages to discover new clues about this ultimate genesis and what happened in the universe’s first few seconds.
