NOVA - Season 52

NOVA - Season 52

First aired: 1/22/2025 11 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. What Are UFOs?

Aired: 1/22/2025

Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?

Episode 2

2. Extreme Airport Engineering

Aired: 1/29/2025

Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.

Episode 3

3. Dino Birds

Aired: 2/5/2025

Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Episode 4

4. Egypt's Tombs of Amun

Aired: 2/12/2025

A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.

Episode 5

5. Pompeii's Secret Underworld

Aired: 2/19/2025

Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

Episode 6

6. Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Aired: 2/26/2025

Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.

Episode 7

7. Revolutionary War Weapons

Aired: 4/9/2025

Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.

Episode 8

8. Secrets of the Forest

Aired: 4/16/2025

Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.

101. Critical Condition: Health In Black America

Aired: 4/30/2025

This two-hour feature documentary produced by acclaimed Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson traces the roots of systemic racism in our medical system and the biological impacts of discrimination on the body to understand why Black Americans experience such disproportionately poor health outcomes - and did long before COVID-19 highlighted the devastating health disparities in our country.

Episode 9

9. Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown

Aired: 5/7/2025

Surprisingly little is known about the behavior of cars and drivers in uncontrolled, real-world accidents, despite rigorous testing in laboratory-controlled crashes. Now, a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover what really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup and how cars and driving could be made safer.

Episode 10

10. Ultimate Crash Test: Impact

Aired: 5/14/2025

Surprisingly little is known about the behavior of cars and drivers in uncontrolled, real-world accidents, despite rigorous testing in laboratory-controlled crashes. Now, a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover what really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup and how cars and driving could be made safer. In the second episode of this two-part special, forensic analysis is put to the test. Real-life crash scene investigations have very little data to work with, so are they accurate? And what can we learn about car safety when there is actual data to show exactly what happened?