NOVA Season 52

| # of Episodes : 20

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Series Details

Seasons: 52

Total Episodes: 1012

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Networks: PBS

Status: Returning Series

First Air Date: Mar 3, 1974

Recent Air Date: Sep 24, 2025

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Original Language: English

Age Rating: TV-PG

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Production Companies: GBH

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Episodes

Episode 1

22 January 2025 - What Are UFOs?

Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?

Episode 2

29 January 2025 - Extreme Airport Engineering

Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.

Episode 3

05 February 2025 - Dino Birds

Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Episode 4

12 February 2025 - Egypt's Tombs of Amun

A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.

Episode 5

19 February 2025 - Pompeii's Secret Underworld

Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

Episode 6

26 February 2025 - Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.

Episode 7

09 April 2025 - Revolutionary War Weapons

Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.

Episode 8

16 April 2025 - Secrets of the Forest

Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.

Episode 9

30 April 2025 - Critical Condition: Health In Black America

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to suffer from chronic diseases than Whites. Why? From false beliefs that permeate modern medicine to life experiences that can damage human cells, uncover the underlying causes of racial health disparities.

Episode 10

07 May 2025 - Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown

What really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup? A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a high speed crash to gain new insights on car safety. But how can they create and study a complex collision without putting any lives in danger?

Episode 11

14 May 2025 - Ultimate Crash Test: Impact

Car safety experts just pulled off a first-of-its-kind remote controlled multi-vehicle pile up. Now investigators are put to the test as they analyze the data and look for insights into driver behavior and vehicle design.

Episode 12

17 September 2025 - Human: Origins

Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens, and the crucial moments of innovation, communication, and ritual that set us on our path.

Episode 13

24 September 2025 - Human: Journeys

Follow Homo Sapiens as they venture across the world, farther than any other human species. See how they invented new tools to thrive in challenging environments - and meet the mysterious hobbit-like humans they may have encountered along the way.

Episode 14

01 October 2025 - Human: Neanderthal Encounters

For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens arrived, and how did these encounters change our species – including our DNA – in ways still with us today?

Episode 15

08 October 2025 - Human: Into the Americas

Follow ancient humans' perilous journey into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape, mammoths, and other fearsome beasts tested their resilience.

Episode 16

15 October 2025 - Human: Building Empires

Explore how the rise of agriculture and writing leads to an explosion in the human population.

Episode 17

22 October 2025 - Ancient Desert Death Trap

Archaeologists investigate dozens of strange Stone Age megastructures in the Arabian desert. They're so big that their true form is visible only from the air, yet these giant structures were built by a mysterious people 9000 years ago.

Episode 18

29 October 2025 - Superfloods

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene dumped 14 inches of rain on North Carolina, triggering flash floods and killing more than 100 people. Why are these floods on the rise around the world-even in places thousands of feet above sea level?

Episode 19

05 November 2025 - Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build

From ammonia leaks to Space Shuttle disasters to a spacewalk gone terribly wrong, astronauts and Mission Control insiders relive the most terrifying moments during construction of the International Space Station.

Episode 20

12 November 2025 - Operation Space Station: Science and Survival

Witness life-or-death decisions 250 miles above Earth, as astronauts and Mission Control work together to survive moments of high danger on board humanity's remarkable orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station.

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