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“i.am.mars: Reaching for the Stars” documents Mars will.i.am broadcast

September 13, 2012 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

It’s one of the most exciting missions in NASA’s history, and certainly one that’s been capturing the public’s imagination. The latest mission to Mars has renewed considerable interest in the space program, and inspired at least a few television programs here on Earth to help viewers at home to share in the excitement of the discoveries that are taking place as I write this. Science’s offering, i.am.mars: Reach for the Stars, premiering Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 10pm ET/PT, documents the artistic and technical process that led to recording star will.i.am’s newest single, “Reach for the Stars” becoming the first song […]

Discovery and Science also to honor Neil Armstrong

August 28, 2012 Channel Guide Staff 1

Not to be outdone by History’s Aug. 28 celebration of Neil Armstrong’s life and accomplishments, Discovery Channel and Science have likewise announced a two-network tribute to the first human to set foot on the moon. At the center of this salute is the premiere of a new documentary, One Giant Leap: A Neil Armstrong Tribute, on Discovery Channel this Saturday, Sept. 1 at 8pm ET/PT, with an encore presentation on Science at 10pm ET/PT. But programming highlighting Armstrong’s life and achievements will be featured throughout the week: Friday, Aug. 31: The Planets (Science, 9am-5pm ET/PT) This eight-part series, to be […]

Nik Wallenda’s next stunt: “Danger by Design” for Science

June 18, 2012 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

I shouldn’t say the word “accident,” but it isn’t one that Nik Wallenda chose last Friday to attempt his tightrope walk across Niagara Falls. Seventh-generation descendent of the famous Flying Wallenda family, Nik’s timing couldn’t have been more auspicious, given that he and his family premiere a new series for Science tonight, June 18, at 9pm ET/PT. Danger by Design takes viewers inside the world of the Wallendas and the business they’ve chosen, dissecting the incredibly meticulous preparations Nik and his family undergo in advance of each of his death-defying stunts. “People ask me all the time — ‘Why do […]

A new trip “Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman”

June 5, 2012 Ryan Berenz Comments Off

“Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman” returns to SCIENCE on Wednesday, June 6, seeking answers to the question: “Is There a Superior Race?” Few would expect that since I studied literature in college and now write mostly about sports for a living, that I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to my TV viewing. I’m fascinated by astronomy and astrophysics shows. My DVR is loaded with stuff like History’s The Universe, National Geographic Channel’s Journey to the Edge of the Universe and Discovery Channel’s Into the Universe With Stephen Hawking (and yes, I’ll be watching Stephen Hawking’s […]

SCIENCE documentary celebrates final space shuttle launch

July 8, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

As you may have heard and possibly watched, history was made today when the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on the final flight of NASA’s shuttle program. Upon its return, Atlantis will join the fleet’s other three vessels in retirement. SCIENCE (formerly Science Channel) will be examining the past, present and future of the shuttle program, as well as U.S. space exploration in general, with the special Last Shuttle: Our Journey, premiering tonight at 10pm ET/PT. Including same-day footage of the historic final launch from Kennedy Space Center, the documentary also features interviews with key players in the shuttle program, […]

Brian Cox goes beyond the solar system with Science’s “Wonders of the Universe”

July 1, 2011 Channel Guide Staff Comments Off

The L.A. Times called him “the nerd who is cooler than you.” Rock-star-turned-physicist Brian Cox is back on TV this summer in the follow-up to his popular Wonders of the Solar System series. In the new eight-part series, Wonders of the Universe with Brian Cox, premiering July 27 on Science, Cox takes us beyond our world to talk about the big picture — literally, the biggest picture, as he relates the known laws of physics to the universe and illustrates our place in the continuum of its history. We caught up with Cox to discuss the series and how one […]

TV Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of Moon Landing

July 17, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer 1

This Monday, July 20, marks the 40th anniversary of one of humanity’s greatest achievements — reaching and walking on the moon. Because of this, you’ll notice the occurrence of moon-themed TV programming waxing this weekend: Direct From the Moon (repeat) — National Geographic Channel (HD), July 19 at 7pm ET. Stunning footage of the eerie silence of the moon comes from Japan’s Kaguya lunar orbiter in this cool special. Living on the Moon (premiere) — National Geographic Channel (HD), July 19 at 9pm ET. It’s been a while since we’ve visited the moon, but might we one day live on it? […]

Danica McKellar Part Of The Science Channel Equation

February 6, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer Comments Off

Posted By Jeff Pfeiffer Mathematics has been referred to as the “Queen of the Sciences.” But the “Queen of Math” may very well be Danica McKellar. The actress best known as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years also happens to be quite brilliant — she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and while there helped author a paper with a professor and another student called the “Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.” Please don’t make me try to explain what it’s about.