NOVA · SEASON 53
Return to the Moon
Episode 6 · 2026-04-15

- Documentary
Episode overview
A half-century after Apollo, the Artemis missions aim to bring astronauts back to the Moon and establish a lunar space station. Follow the Artemis II engineers and crew on the perilous 10-day journey to orbit the Moon.
54 minutes
Season 53 episodes
1. Asteroids: Spark of Life?2026-01-21
2. Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire2026-01-28
3. Can Dogs Talk?2026-02-04
4. Mammal Origins2026-02-11
5. Stone Age Temple Mystery2026-02-25
6. Return to the Moon2026-04-15
7. Rain Bombs2026-04-22
8. Athens: Birth of Democracy2026-04-29
9. The Battle to Breathe2026-09-16
10. Knowledge Keepers2026-09-23
11. Stone Age Masterpiece2026-09-30
12. Space Wars2026-10-07
13. Evolution: Brain Power2026-10-14
14. Evolution: Need to Feed2026-10-21
15. Evolution: Body Builders2026-10-28
16. Evolution: The Mating Game2026-11-04
17. Evolution: On the Run2026-11-11
18. Universe in Motion2026-12-16