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NOVA

Season 14 · Episode 1

Countdown to the Invisible Universe

0.055mJanuary 20, 1987

NOVA scans the universe with the infrared eye of IRAS—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen comets, stars, galaxies and other celestial wonders and enigmas.

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Episodes

Episode 1Countdown to the Invisible Universe
Episode 2Children of Eve
Episode 3Why Planes Crash
Episode 4Orangutans of the Rain Forest
Episode 5Freud Under Analysis
Episode 6The Hole in the Sky
Episode 7Confessions of a Weaponeer
Episode 8Great Moments from NOVA