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New Eye on the Universe

Season 50 Episode 4 | 53m 31s

Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets

Aired: 02/21/23 | Expires: 02/21/26
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
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Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
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A total solar eclipse is coming. If you want to check it out, you need eye protection.
Explore the promise and perils of new A.I. technologies.
How did we discover exoplanets?
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