Secret Space Escapes
Documentary

ABORT MISSION! “Secret Space Escapes” documents close calls above Earth

Recounting space missions as recent as 2013, Science Channel’s new series Secret Space Escapes, premiering Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10pm ET/PT, tells of the terrifying accidents, fights for survival and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them, and the people in mission control who helped each team avert disaster. Video preview: Press release from Science Channel: SCIENCE CHANNEL PREMIERES SECRET SPACE ESCAPES ON NOVEMBER 10 AT 10PM All-new Series Reveals Inspiring Accounts of Survival and Resourcefulness in the Space Age What’s it like to leave earth to explore the unknown? How does it feel to be […]

What Could Possibly Go WRong
TV News & Program Updates

Science Announces Return Date For “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, Science Channel’s fun and daring series that sets out to right what goes wrong in some of the world’s wildest viral videos, is on its way back for a second season next week! Returning to Science Channel on Wednesday, August 12 at 10pm ET/PT, with even more mind-blowing science and stunts, the show sets out to recreate some of the Internet’s most epic fails–only with a little science, to show how they could’ve gone right. The show is hosted by Grant Reynolds (a daredevil ex-Marine) and Kevin Moore (a scientist with a knack for engineering), […]

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Documentary

Science Channel looks at science behind Industrial Light & Magic

Mark Hamill, famed for his roles in the Star Wars films, narrates a new Science Channel special that looks at how the amazing visual effects in those movies, as well as in many other films, were created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) a division of LucasFilm, over the past 40 years. Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM, looks at the scientific and technological wonders of ILM, and includes exclusive interviews with George Lucas, Joss Whedon, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader and ILM masterminds, including John Knoll and Dennis Muren. More from Science Channel: “The brain-child of director George Lucas, ILM […]

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News & Current Events

Science Channel and NASA TV airing live coverage of Scott Kelly space launch

This Friday, March 27, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and crew will launch on their one year in space at the International Space Station (ISS). Science Channel, via NASA TV, will air live coverage of the launch, which is scheduled for 3:42pm ET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (launch is subject to change, of course, based on conditions). More from Science Channel: “Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) cosmonaut Mikhail Korniyenko are scheduled to spend one full year living and working aboard the ISS and will launch on this important mission with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. The trio will ride […]

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TV News & Program Updates

MythBusters holiday mega marathon airs on Science Channel

It’s a holiday gift for MythBusters fans — Science Channel will be airing a 9 1/2-day “holiday mega marathon” of the series starting Christmas Eve and running through the start of the New Year. All told, the marathon will feature 220 episodes over 228 hours. More from Science Channel: “Science Channel is about to ‘bust’ open your holiday season with a mega marathon so big it takes (almost) ten days to complete. The network that dares to question everything will air MYTHBUSTERS episodes in order from all nine seasons for more than nine consecutive days this holiday beginning Christmas Eve, […]

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Documentary

Science Channel special chronicles Comet ISON’s journey

Comet ISON has been the buzz among astronomers and average stargazers this year, and especially over the last month or so, with the “super comet” making its journey through our solar system at speeds exceeding 425,000 miles per hour. This Saturday, Dec. 7, Science Channel will be airing a special that the network claims will be the “definitive” chronicle of Comet ISON’s historic voyage. Entitled Super Comet ISON 2013, the one-hour special will offer views of the comet from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and from leading observatories across the world as it completed its 4.5 trillion-mile journey, which began millions […]

Drama

The Challenger Disaster movie on Science Channel Nov. 16

The Challenger Disaster movie on Science Channel: Science Channel’s first dramatic feature dramatizes the inquiry into the cause of the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion through the eyes of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (William Hurt). Feynman cut through red tape to uncover breakdowns in the governmental, scientific, design and engineering communities that oversaw the space program. The 1986 explosion of space shuttle Challenger and the loss of its crew is one of the indelible moments in American history — a sobering gut-punch to America’s space program and a disillusive lesson that the most complex machine ever built is still […]

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Movies

Fall 2013 New Shows: Movies

Fall seasons don’t only include the premieres of new series. New original movies usually abound, and Fall 2013 is no exception. Here are some of the Fall 2013 New Shows: Movies to check out over the next few months, from dramas to family films and more. All times are ET; check back for updates and additions. Fall 2013 New Shows: Movies An Adventure in Space and Time BBC America Premieres: November Who’s In It? David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Brian Cox, Sacha Dhawan
 What’s It All About? Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, this entertaining, and at times touching, […]

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Science airs “Browncoats Unite,” commemorating 10 years of “Firefly”

Not many shows that were canceled after half a season — during which some of the episodes weren’t even aired in the right order — are celebrated 10 years later. But Firefly has stood the test of time, attracting a devoted following that was strong enough to spawn a successful big-screen adaptation, 2005’s Serenity. The fans, who call themselves Browncoats in honor of lead character Malcolm Reynolds’ past as a rebel soldier, will want to be glued to their TVs tonight at 10 when Science presents Browncoats Unite, a 10th anniversary special commemorating the show. It will include footage from […]