NOVA · SEASON 50
Star Chasers of Senegal
Episode 2 · 2023-02-08

- Documentary
Episode overview
A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system. Just hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of scientists sets out to capture extraordinarily precise observations vital to the success of the Lucy mission.
54 minutes
Season 50 episodes
1. London Super Tunnel2023-02-01
2. Star Chasers of Senegal2023-02-08
3. Ancient Builders of the Amazon2023-02-15
4. New Eye on the Universe2023-02-22
5. Weathering the Future2023-04-12
6. Chasing Carbon Zero2023-04-26
7. Saving the Right Whale2023-05-03
8. Hidden Volcano Abyss2023-05-10
9. Your Brain: Perception Deception (1)2023-05-17
10. Your Brain: Who's in Control? (2)2023-05-24
11. Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky2023-10-04
12. Ancient Earth: Frozen2023-10-11
13. Ancient Earth: Life Rising2023-10-18
14. Ancient Earth: Inferno2023-10-25
15. Ancient Earth: Humans2023-11-01
16. Inside China's Tech Boom2023-11-08
17. The Battle to Beat Malaria2023-11-15
18. Lee and Liza's Family Tree2023-11-22