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NOVA - Season 14 Episode 12

NOVA 1987 -

Title: NOVA - Season 14 Episode 12
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
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Alternative Titles: PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova
Keyword: nature, candid, inspirational, factual, dramatic, informative, instructive

Overview:Why do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute science documentary that explores rare astronomical events in all their dimensions. The film features the 1987 explosion of a supernova - first observed by a Canadian astronomer in Chile - and discusses its impact on the universe. Witness the celestial phenomena that baffles the scientific community as you travel from South America to Japan to Cleveland. A discussion of supernova neutrinos is a special highlight of the tape.

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First Air Date: Mar 03, 1974 Last Air date: May 14, 2025 Season: 52 Season Episode: 1008 Episode Runtime: 55:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 3.938 / 10 by 130 users Popularity: 27.051 Language: en

1. Countdown to the Invisible Universe1987-01-20
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2. Children of Eve1987-01-27
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3. Why Planes Crash1987-02-03
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4. Orangutans of the Rain Forest1987-02-10
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5. Freud Under Analysis1987-02-17
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6. The Hole in the Sky1987-02-24
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7. Confessions of a Weaponeer1987-03-03
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8. Great Moments from NOVA1987-03-10
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9. Will the World Starve?1987-03-24
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10. The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore1987-03-31
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11. Rocky Road to Jupiter1987-04-07
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12. Death of a Star1987-10-06
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13. Spy Machines1987-10-13
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14. Hidden Power of Plants1987-10-20
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15. Japan's American Genius1987-10-27
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16. A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama1987-11-03
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17. Volcano!1987-11-10
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18. How Good is Soviet Science?1987-11-17
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19. Ancient Treasures from the Deep1987-12-01
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20. Riddle of the Joints1987-12-08
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21. Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People1987-12-15
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