TV Show Details
Air Date:May 5th, 2011
Last Air Date:May 12th, 2011
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:English
Production Companies:NOVA, PBS
Hunting the Edge of Space on the Web:Official Website
Hunting the Edge of Space (2011)
TV Show
Documentary
Plot
In this two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity - two spectacle lenses held a foot apart - ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy, and religion. "Hunting the Edge of Space" takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the innovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope.
