NOVA · SEASON 44
Eclipse Over America
Episode 18 · 2017-08-23
- Documentary
Episode overview
On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans will witness the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States in 99 years. While hordes of citizens prepare to flock to the eclipse’s path of totality, scientists, too, are staking out spots for a very different reason: to investigate the secrets of the sun’s elusive atmosphere.
55 minutes
Season 44 episodes
1. 15 Years of Terror2016-09-07
2. School of the Future2016-09-14
3. Great Human Odyssey2016-10-05
4. Super Tunnel2016-10-12
5. Treasures of the Earth: Gems2016-11-02
6. Treasures of the Earth: Metals2016-11-09
7. Treasures of the Earth: Power2016-11-16
8. Secrets of the Sky Tombs2017-01-04
9. The Nuclear Option2017-01-11
10. Search for the Super Battery2017-02-01
11. Ultimate Cruise Ship2017-02-08
12. The Origami Revolution2017-02-15
13. Why Trains Crash2017-02-22
14. Holocaust Escape Tunnel2017-04-19
15. Building Chernobyl's Megatomb2017-04-26
16. Chinese Chariot Revealed2017-05-17
17. Poisoned Water2017-05-31
18. Eclipse Over America2017-08-23
19. Ghosts of Stonehenge2017-08-31
20. Death Dive to Saturn2017-09-13
21. Secrets of the Shining Knight2017-10-04
22. Secrets of the Forbidden City2017-10-18
23. Killer Volcanoes2017-10-25
24. Killer Hurricanes2017-11-01
25. Killer Floods2017-11-08
26. Extreme Animal Weapons2017-11-22
27. Bird Brain2017-12-20
28. Day the Dinosaurs Died2017-12-27
