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NOVA

Season 37 · Episode 15

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way

8.055mApril 6, 2010

In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe.

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Episodes

Episode 1Darwin's Darkest Hour
Episode 2Hubble's Amazing Rescue
Episode 3Lizard Kings
Episode 4Becoming Human: First Steps
Episode 5Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity
Episode 6Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
Episode 7What Are Dreams?
Episode 8What Darwin Never Knew