Up Next
Back to Show
Watch Preview
NOVA
Return to the Moon
Season 53
Episode 7
A half-century after Apollo, the Artemis missions aim to bring astronauts back to the Moon and establish a lunar space station. Follow the Artemis II engineers and crew on the perilous 10-day journey to orbit the Moon.
- Airdates
- Wednesday Aug 5, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Aug 6, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Aug 6, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Aug 9, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Aug 10, 6:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Aug 11, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Aug 11, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Aug 11, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Aug 12, 3:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Aug 12, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Aug 12, 8:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Aug 12, 1:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Aug 15, 6:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:40
Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:25
Surprising evidence at the world’s oldest temple overturns our understanding of human history.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:39
New evidence sheds light on the remarkable life—and mysterious collapse—of the ancient jungle city.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:31
What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic theory.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:41
See how ingenuity and teamwork keep the crew alive and doing science 250 miles above Earth.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:40
Astronauts and Mission Control relive terrifying moments during construction of the ISS.
53:28
Find out why deadly flash floods are on the rise and how we can protect ourselves from them.
53:21
Explore mysterious 9,000-year-old Stone Age megastructures found in the Arabian Desert.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:32
Discover how two revolutionary ancient inventions changed the course of humanity forever.