NOVA · SEASON 37

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way

Episode 15 · 2010-04-06

★ 8.0
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Season 37Episode 15★ 8.0/10
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Episode overview

In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe.

55 minutes

Season 37 episodes

1. Darwin's Darkest Hour2009-10-06 2. Hubble's Amazing Rescue2009-10-13 3. Lizard Kings2009-10-20 4. Becoming Human: First Steps2009-11-03 5. Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity2009-11-10 6. Becoming Human: Last Human Standing2009-11-17 7. What Are Dreams?2009-11-24 8. What Darwin Never Knew2009-12-29 9. Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor2010-01-05 10. Building Pharaoh's Ship2010-01-12 11. Riddles of the Sphinx2010-01-19 12. Ghosts of Machu Picchu2010-02-02 13. Extreme Cave Diving2010-02-09 14. The Pluto Files2010-03-02 15. Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way2010-04-06 16. Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe2010-04-13 17. Mind Over Money2010-04-27 18. Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead2010-05-04