Pluto encounter

National Geographic joins top scientists together with NASA on a historic mission of capturing the first clear images and data ever recorded of Pluto.

A newly designed spacecraft capable of going through time is sent to Mars to rescue a crew previously lost on Mars. The ship is sent through the past...

A group of renowned cosmologists and astrophysicist are in search of a realistic picture of the universe. Their research and observational discoveries...

At the edge of our solar system supposedly lies an immense planet. Five to ten times the size of the Earth. Several international teams of scientists...

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including...

At Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, “Anne Virkki: Near Earth Asteroids” tells the story of Research Scientist Anne Virkki and her ongoing studies o...

A history of the telescope and a look at the James Webb telescope, and at the universe through the eyes of scientists and telescopes since the beginni...

The special details the events before, during, and after Shatner's life-changing flight - which made him the oldest person to ever travel to the cosmo...

Following engineers and scientists on a groundbreaking mission as they build, test and launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observ...

A film from which you can learn about the first progress of the USSR in space exploration, as well as about the achievements of Yuri Gagarin, the worl...

New Horizons is the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt of rocky, icy objects beyond. Principal Investigator Alan Stern leads a mission team th...

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this...

What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth...

John Glenn goes on another journey into outer space for tests on how old age is affected there. His whole life is chronicled in this informative docum...