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NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.
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Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence
Sir David Attenborough explores how a North Dakota fossil dig site could hold clues to what happened the day an asteroid struck Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs.
- Tuesday May 17, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 17, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day
Sir David Attenborough explores clues to the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
- Tuesday May 17, 2022 4:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 17, 2022 3:00 am CT on KET2
Why Ships Crash
Nova investigates the 2021 crash of the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal and its impact.
- Wednesday May 18, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 18, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 19, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 19, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday May 20, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday May 20, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday May 22, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 22, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday May 24, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 24, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
Ice Age Footprints
Thousands of prehistoric footprints in New Mexico's White Sands National Park capture moments when Ice Age humans crossed paths with enormous ground sloths and mammoths.
- Wednesday May 25, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 25, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 26, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 26, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday May 27, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday May 27, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday May 29, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 29, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday May 31, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 31, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
Touching the Asteroid
Premiered On: 10/21/2020
Scientists attempt to grab a piece of an asteroid and bring it to Earth using spacecraft OSIRIS-REx.
- Wednesday June 1, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday June 1, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday June 2, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday June 2, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday June 3, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday June 3, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday June 5, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday June 5, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday June 7, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 7, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
Great Escape at Dunkirk
Premiered On: 02/14/2018
Join archaeologists and divers recovering remains of ships and planes lost during World War II's epic Dunkirk operation. Discover new evidence of the ingenious technology that helped save Allied forces from defeat by the encircling Germans.
- Wednesday June 1, 2022 10:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday June 1, 2022 9:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday June 2, 2022 12:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday June 2, 2022 11:00 am CT on KET
- Friday June 3, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET
- Friday June 3, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET
Dead Sea Scroll Detectives
Premiered On: 11/06/2019
Scientists use new technology to examine the Dead Sea Scrolls and newly surfaced fragments.
- Wednesday June 8, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday June 8, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday June 9, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday June 9, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday June 10, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday June 10, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday June 12, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday June 12, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday June 14, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 14, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
Polar Extremes
Premiered On: 02/05/2020
Uncover the bizarre history of the poles, from miles-high ice sheets to warm polar forests teeming with life.
- Wednesday June 15, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday June 15, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday June 16, 2022 12:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday June 16, 2022 11:00 am CT on KET
- Friday June 17, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday June 17, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
Recent
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day - S49 E7
- Friday May 13, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET
- Friday May 13, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET
- Thursday May 12, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 12, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday May 11, 2022 10:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 11, 2022 9:00 pm CT on KET
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence - S49 E6
- Sunday May 15, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 15, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday May 13, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday May 13, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Thursday May 12, 2022 12:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 12, 2022 11:00 am CT on KET
- Wednesday May 11, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 11, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
Hindenburg: The New Evidence - S48 E6
- Tuesday May 10, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 10, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday May 8, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 8, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday May 6, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday May 6, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Thursday May 5, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 5, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday May 4, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 4, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
Can We Cool the Planet? - S47 E16
- Tuesday May 3, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 3, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday May 1, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 1, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday April 29, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday April 29, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET
- Thursday April 28, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday April 28, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday April 27, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday April 27, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
Hagia Sophia - Istanbul's Ancient Mystery - S42 E4
- Tuesday April 26, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday April 26, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday April 24, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday April 24, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
The Cannabis Question - S48 E11
- Tuesday April 19, 2022 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday April 19, 2022 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday April 17, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday April 17, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday April 15, 2022 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday April 15, 2022 1:00 am CT on KET