Origins of the Solar System

Premiere Date: TBD 1X60 min. documentary, NOVA scienceNOW
Did an ancient supernova explosion trigger the birth of the solar system? Scientists are finally closing in on evidence that, nearly five billion years ago, a supernova shock wave swept through a cloud of dust and gas and caused it to collapse, eventually forming the sun and the planets. Meteorite hunters have scoured the globe for space rocks containing evidence of this ancient supernova in the form of rare isotopes that could only be created in the intense pressure of a supernova explosion. Working side-by-side with computer modelers, who create dazzling visual simulations of the baby solar system, they have revealed that the death of an enormous star, at least twenty times the mass of our sun, could be responsible for the birth of our own solar system. We also see amazing Hubble images of nebulae where the same cycle is happening today.

Failure Analysis

FAILURE ANALYSIS
The Science Channel
November 2004
3×60 min. docudrama
Episode #1: Dust Explosion
Episode #2: Pipeline Fire
Episode #3: Hip Failure
When disaster strikes, leaving us feeling helpless and out of control, science is our refuge. Science can explain the unforeseen tragedies that change our lives, determine what variables led to catastrophe, and help prevent them in the future. Every day, across the country, failure analysis experts are using investigative sciences to build a better tomorrow on lessons learned.
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Episode #2: Pipeline Fire

Episode #3: Hip Failure