NOVA
Season 14 Episode 12 - Death of a Star
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.
Episodes in Season 14
Countdown to the Invisible Universe
55 min
Children of Eve
55 min
Why Planes Crash
55 min
Orangutans of the Rain Forest
55 min
Freud Under Analysis
55 min
The Hole in the Sky
55 min
Confessions of a Weaponeer
55 min
Great Moments from NOVA
55 min
Will the World Starve?
55 min
The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore
55 min
Rocky Road to Jupiter
55 min
Death of a Star
55 min
Spy Machines
55 min
Hidden Power of Plants
55 min
Japan's American Genius
55 min
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
55 min
Volcano!
55 min
How Good is Soviet Science?
55 min
Ancient Treasures from the Deep
55 min
Riddle of the Joints
55 min
Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People
55 min
