The New Frontier - Season 4

The New Frontier - Season 4

Season 4

Space technology continues to grow despite the public eye being constantly drawn back down to ground level. New telescopes are allowing us to see further and more clearly than we ever have, on our constant search for earth-like planets that may hold other forms of life. Looking closer to home, missions to Mars supply us with constant information about a barren planet that may become our new home.

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Episodes10
DatesMar 16, 2018 - May 11, 2018
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Episodes

Mercury or Bust
Season 4Episode 125 min

Mercury or Bust

The JAXA-ESA joint "BepiColombo" Mission is moments away from launch. The target is Mercury, which has been too long neglected by the world's space exploration programs. This mission will shed new light on this strange, tiny world.

Mar 16, 2018
Set Course for the Heart of the Sun
Season 4Episode 225 min

Set Course for the Heart of the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission is on its way and will be shortly followed by Europe's Solar probe Mission. No spacecraft have traveled so fast or so close to a star before. The hope is to reveal the source of the solar winds that affect us here on Earth.

Mar 23, 2018
Tickets Please
Season 4Episode 325 min

Tickets Please

The commercial space flight companies are edging closer and closer to flight readiness. Paying customers will soon be launching into space; tourist revenue is projected to be a major stepping stone toward space exploration and colonization.

Mar 30, 2018
Planet X
Season 4Episode 425 min

Planet X

The New Horizons Mission continues deeper into space. With its next target looming close, some speculate that there may be evidence of a mysterious new planet, one long steeped in folklore. Could Planet X exist?

Apr 6, 2018
Hyabusa
Season 4Episode 525 min

Hyabusa

The Japanese Asteroid Sample Return Mission has reached its target and is surveying the space rock, ready to dip down to acquire its sample. The return of asteroid material to Earth will aid scientists in the development in planetary defense systems.

Apr 13, 2018
Fresh Eyes
Season 4Episode 625 min

Fresh Eyes

Two new space telescopes, Gaia and TESS, are in orbit with their primary missions coming to a close. They will be joined by the James Webb Telescope, and together they will open up a whole new vista into time and space.

Apr 13, 2018
Martian Attractions
Season 4Episode 725 min

Martian Attractions

This is the latest in Martian exploration, not just from orbit but also from rovers on the ground. New sources of water and planetary dust storms are a few of the stories unfolding on the Red Planet.

Apr 20, 2018
Cubes
Season 4Episode 825 min

Cubes

Cubesats are miniature satellites that have been used exclusively in low Earth orbit for 15 years. Now, these tiny satellites are growing in mainstream popularity and are being used for interplanetary missions as well. They have even been sent to Mars with the Insight Mission, in hopes of better understanding the red planet, our solar system, and beyond.

Apr 27, 2018
Proving Einstein
Season 4Episode 925 min

Proving Einstein

The evidence to prove some of Einstein's theories had long been elusive, beyond the capabilities of technology, until now. It appears that Einstein is once again triumphant as we discover the latest in deep space observations.

May 4, 2018
Where Are All the Aliens?
Season 4Episode 1025 min

Where Are All the Aliens?

We're looking hard, but the numbers aren't stacking up. Is life on other planets really that hard to find? Does it even exist? We have not discovered so much as a signal, so maybe we really are alone in our neck of the galaxy!

May 11, 2018

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