Nova Season 52 Episode 4 - Solar System: Icy Worlds

Airdate: 2024-Oct-23

Episode summary:

Ice might seem familiar to us on Earth, but out in the solar system, it can get quite exotic. From Uranus's ultra hot superionic ice, to glaciers of nitrogen ice on Pluto, to carbon dioxide snow on Mars, ice is a fundamental building block throughout our cosmic neighborhood. Visit some of the strange, frozen worlds of our solar system to discover why the ice here on Earth so special – and why we wouldn't be here without it.

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A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show ...Show more >