Science Breakthroughs Season 1 Air Dates

S01E01 - Gravitational Waves Air Date: 03 June 2016 16:00 -

Einstein was correct about gravitational waves. Here is a short primer on these up-to-now only theoretical waves. And you will find out how we have finally confirmed Einstein's theory and what the research into gravitational waves will tell us about the beginnings of our universe.

S01E02 - What is CRISPR? Air Date: 05 July 2016 16:00 -

Only 20 years ago, July 5, 1996, scientists cloned a sheep, Dolly. Now genetics have advanced to gene editing, a technique that is promising to pave the way for curing genetically carried illnesses, like certain cancers. But how does it all work? And what are the challenges?

S01E03 - The Mystery of the Longest Living Vertebrate Air Date: 15 November 2016 17:00 -

New information from the eye of the Greenland Shark confirms it is the longest living vertebrate on Earth. Find out what qualities the shark has, and how looking at Sea Squirts (Tunicates) is also helping scientists understand more about the aging process.

S01E04 - Exoplanets Air Date: 23 February 2017 17:00 -

NASA may have just gotten one step closer to the answering the question: are we alone? The Spitzer Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery of exoplanets that could be similar to our own. And as Kepler also continues its search, our understanding of the universe continues to be redefined.

S01E05 - Asteroid Belt Discovery Air Date: 02 May 2017 16:00 -

New evidence from NASA's Dawn mission to Ceres, a dwarf planet the size of Texas, is changing our understanding of not only the Asteroid Belt,but may also may hold the key to deciphering the early life of our solar system.

S01E06 - Gravitational Waves: Rewinding Time Air Date: 13 June 2017 16:00 -

Gravitational Waves from three billion light years away have reached earth -- the latest discovery from a new branch of astronomy that one day could give us a front row seat to the Big Bang.

S01E07 - The Eighth Continent: Zealandia Air Date: 28 August 2017 16:00 -

Geologists in New Zealand created a stir earlier this year when they declared their discovery of the eighth continent of the world. Learn how was it formed and how something so massive could remain undetected until now.

S01E08 - Building the Sun: The 250 Million Degree Problem Air Date: 06 November 2017 17:00 -

Scientists investigate the way the Sun builds its power -- through fusion -- hoping to find a way to use fusion as a less dangerous and less radioactive waste-producing path to energy than fission. But there are some major difficulties along the way...

S01E09 - World's Best Dinosaur Fossil Air Date: 06 November 2017 17:00 -

An extraordinary new discovery of a dinosaur fossil so pristine and complete, that it shows off the texture, patterns, and color of a prehistoric giant. Discover this brand new species that roamed during the late Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

S01E10 - Homo Naledi Air Date: 11 December 2017 17:00 -

Discovered in 2013, new and puzzling finding of small-skulled fossils of Homo Naledi has scientists trying to understand whether Homo Sapiens lived at the same time as Homo Naledi, and how Homo Naledi communities may have lived.

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