NOVA · SEASON 13

Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime

Episode 1 · 1986-01-21

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Episode overview

NOVA observes worldwide preparations as amateur comet hunters, astronomers and scientists armed with specialized cameras, high powered telescopes and spacecraft look to the heavens in search of the expected arrival in 1986 of Halley's Comet.

55 minutes

Season 13 episodes

1. Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime1986-01-21 2. Goddess of the Earth1986-01-28 3. Horsemen of China1986-02-04 4. Life's First Feelings1986-02-11 5. The Case of the Frozen Addict1986-02-18 6. Toxic Trials1986-02-25 7. Skydive to the Rain Forest1986-03-04 8. Return of the Osprey1986-03-11 9. The Rise of a Wonder Drug1986-03-18 10. When Wonder Drugs Don't Work1986-03-25 11. Visions of Star Wars1986-04-22 12. The Search for the Disappeared1986-10-14 13. The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side1986-10-21 14. High-Tech Babies1986-11-04 15. Can AIDS Be Stopped?1986-11-11 16. Is Anybody Out There?1986-11-18 17. Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders1986-11-25 18. Are You Swimming in a Sewer?1986-12-02 19. Sail Wars!1986-12-09 20. Leprosy Can Be Cured!1986-12-16 21. How Babies Get Made1987-01-13