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Space Wars
Season 53
Episode 12
An arms race is escalating above us, as military powers vie for control of space. Discover how satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling increasingly crowded orbits, and what can be done to protect them.
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NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.
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