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For over three decades, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to build and launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever created. Cosmic Dawn brings audiences behind the scenes with the Webb film crew, and never-before-heard testimonies revealing the real story of how this telescope overcame all odds.
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AWARENESS - Das Universum des Bewusstseins
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Die Sonne
Feeling Right Now
Apollo 11 : Retour vers la lune
Homo Spatius
Plastic People
Popular Science L-7-4
Artemis: A Horizon Special
The Biggest Little Fish You've Never Seen
I'm So Sorry
Is Anybody Out There?
The Mars Generation
Ultimate Space Telescope
Testerep
Overview
A Symphonic Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox
Phenomena
Living Worlds
The Conquest of Light
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AWARENESS - Das Universum des Bewusstseins
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2020
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
The 1977 discovery of RNA splicing by Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Kentucky farm boy turned Nobel-prize winning scientist, set the stage for a revolution in molecular biology, enabling research into a new class of medicines predicated on recombinant DNA techniques ranging from the development of synthetic insulin and human growth hormone to the COVID-19 vaccine.Die Sonne
IMDB 7.7 | Feb , 2024
The sun is the miracle that makes everything possible - but also the greatest danger. For the first time, a feature-length documentary is dedicated to the search for the significance of our home star for mankind, science and nature. Thanks to the researchers from the American space agency NASA, who work at the Canary Islands observatories in the hottest and coldest places on the planet.Feeling Right Now
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2021
An experimental film about the relation of Time and Space.Apollo 11 : Retour vers la lune
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2019
Homo Spatius
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2018
Can Homo sapiens evolve into Homo spatius? For over 50 years now, we have been testing our human nature in our effort to conquer outer space, and still 30 years away from a possible human exploration of Mars, a question remains: Can our body take such travels? Will it ever adapt? Combining human adventure and the exploration of the human body, this film offers unique insights into the physical and psychological effects of space travel on the Astronauts and measures the impact on medical sciences.Plastic People
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 2024
Are we becoming Plastic People? Our ground-breaking feature documentary investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made ends up ground down into "microplastics". These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in the water and sit in the soil. And now, leading scientists are finding them in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health? Ziya Tong, author and science journalist, makes it personal by visiting leading scientists and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and on her body.Popular Science L-7-4
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1948
At Arcata, California, testing technology for landing planes in fog. Also: a high-tech barber shop in Westwood Village, California; manufacture of precision steel gauge blocks in Eskilstuna, Sweden.Artemis: A Horizon Special
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
### Because of technical problems, the original broadcast date, intended as a companion program to the current mission, was postponed until at least April 2026. ### NASA’s Artemis II will mark the first crewed Moon mission since Apollo 17, set for early 2026. Four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor J. Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Christina Hammock Koch—will embark on a ten-day journey beyond Earth orbit, circling the Moon before returning home, reaching farther into space than humans have in over 50 years. Using the Space Launch System and Orion capsule, the mission tests every system for future lunar landings and a lasting human presence. This documentary provides exclusive, behind-the-scenes access—from astronaut training in Texas to rocket assembly in Florida—revealing the people, technology, and challenges behind this historic endeavor. Artemis II is a first step toward Artemis III and humanity’s next frontier: Mars.The Biggest Little Fish You've Never Seen
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2024
At only twelve inches long, the menhaden are a keystone species in the East Coast's marine ecosystem, yet their numbers are threatened by industrial-scale fishing operations in the Chesapeake Bay.I'm So Sorry
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2025
In a quiet forest, a sign warns of radiation hazard. “Is this the past or the future?” muses the masked figure who appears like a kind of ghost in nuclear disaster areas. At a time when nuclear power may be re-emerging as an alternative to fossil fuels, this calmly observed and compelling tour takes us to places that may serve as a warning.Is Anybody Out There?
IMDB 5 | Jan , 2015
The recent discovery by the Kepler satellite of thousands of Earth-like planets where life could be possible, has given a big boost to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). In 2011, for the first time ever, Kepler provided us with a census of the Milky Way. We can now calculate how many stars in the Milky Way could have a planet like ours: around a billion.The Mars Generation
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2017
Aspiring teenage astronauts reveal that a journey to Mars is closer than you think.Ultimate Space Telescope
IMDB 7.3 | Jul , 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, from its conception to completion.Testerep
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
A team of scientists search for the lost island of Testerep in front of the Belgian coast, venturing into artificial landscapes and virtual realities.Overview
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2012
Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the 'Overview Effect', an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind's place upon it, and enabled them to perceive it as our shared home, without boundaries between nations or species. 'Overview' is a short film that explores this perspective through interviews with astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for humanity as a whole, and especially its relevance to how we meet the tremendous challenges facing our planet at this time.A Symphonic Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
Explore the secrets of the universe with Professor Brian Cox in this special event that combines ground-breaking science with the power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.Phenomena
IMDB 10 | Mar , 2026
A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, guided by a filmmaker’s immersive practical experiments that transcend into a deeply hypnotic audio-visual experience of awe and human connection to the natural world.Living Worlds
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2021
What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth might help us locate other living worlds, light years away.The Conquest of Light
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1960
The film discusses the evolution and potential of using light waves, particularly coherent light, for communication. It highlights the development of lasers at Bell Telephone Laboratories, explaining how they produce a highly controlled and intense beam of light that could revolutionize communication. The film emphasizes the vast possibilities of lasers, including applications in telecommunications, surgery, and exploring the universe, suggesting that this technology represents a significant step in humanity's understanding and use of light.