Discovery Science Tomorrow
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7:00 AM
How Do They Do It?
Manufacturing techniques behind the groovy vinyl LP
Manufacturing techniques behind the groovy vinyl LP and the world's most crashed car - the dodgem. Plus, how one of the world's oldest pain remedies, tiger balm, is created
7:30 AM
How Do They Do It?
A look at how the axe was first forged
A look at how the axe was first forged. The programme also observes a messenger bag get cut, sew, stitched and glued together and reveals how the fastest lifeboats are built
8:00 AM
How the Universe Works
Experts explore the problems with proving or disproving the existence of aliens
The discovery of extra-terrestrial life faces a near impossible challenge, so a group of experts explore the problems with proving or disproving the existence of aliens
9:00 AM
How the Universe Works
Experts examine the impact of an asteroid colliding with Earth
Experts examine the impact of an asteroid colliding with Earth, and what the consequences would be for life on the planet as we know it
11:00 AM
Extreme Engineering
A desalination plant for Melbourne
Danny Forster visits Melbourne, where hopes are high a plant capable of turning salt water into freshwater will help to combat drought
12:00 PM
Extreme Engineering
Prototypes for radical projects
Amazing feats of engineering designed by some of the most audacious and innovative manufacturers in the industry are put to the test
1:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Exposing the secrets behind the mysterious ruined city in Greece
Exposing the secrets behind the mysterious ruined city in Greece, which gave birth to the mythical stories surrounding the legend of Atlantis
2:00 PM
Blowing Up History
Exposing the secrets behind Attila the Hun
Exposing the secrets behind Attila the Hun, revealing new evidence that can determine if he was responsible for the fall of Roman Empire
3:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
The mysteries surrounding images of unusual flying objects captured by Nasa's cameras
Interviews with astronauts and scientists shed light on the many mysterious flying objects that have been caught on Nasa's cameras, and explore the idea of extraterrestrial life
4:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
A startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars
An account of how a malfunction on the ISS threatens to poison the crew with a deadly gas, and a startling image taken by a Nasa probe points to evidence of life on Mars
5:00 PM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Scientists discuss baffling temperature readings from Jupiter
Scientists explain why hotter than expected temperatures of Jupiter have left them baffled. Plus, detectives asks Nasa for help in solving a murder cold case
6:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
How France's appetite for snails is sated
How France's appetite for snails is sated, how slabs of steel are turned into shiny cutlery, and how to craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet
6:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
How to build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank
How to build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200mph superbike
7:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
How to blow the world's finest crystal
How to blow the world's finest crystal, make the slimmest TVs, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup
7:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
An insight into the air-conditioning system at the Sydney Opera House
The complex technological processes involved in cooling the iconic Sydney Opera House. Plus, how Sheffield steel is transformed into a carpenter's handsaw
8:00 PM
How Do They Do It?
The technological processes involved in mining rare gemstones
The complex technological processes involved in mining rare gemstones, crafting classic cowboy boots and building large-scale road-sweepers
8:30 PM
How Do They Do It?
How engineers drill for oil thousands of metres below ground
How engineers manage to drill for oil thousands of metres below ground. Plus, how duvets and rubber bands are made
9:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
Experts examine the disappearance of tapes from the Apollo 11 moon landing
The Nasa tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 moon landing are missing, and experts examine whether their disappearance is part of a cover-up
10:00 PM
Truth Behind the Moon Landing
A look at claims about the US flag on the moon
Some think the waving US flag on the moon proves that Nasa faked the lunar landing, and experts' quest for the truth leads to some of Hollywood's biggest names
11:00 PM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries surrounding interstellar space
New discoveries surrounding interstellar space, the space between the universe's stars, which reveal it may not be as desolate as previous thought
12:00 AM
How the Universe Works
New discoveries lead scientists to question if the Big Bang really happened
New discoveries lead scientists to question if the Big Bang really happened, and whether it was the start of many multiverses
1:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Astronomers discover another potentially habitable planet
Astronomers detect a potentially habitable planet that appears to be remarkably close to Earth, and a chance discovery at Nasa unveils a top secret military space program
2:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Two cosmonauts who faced a deadly experience in a frozen lake
An account of how cosmonauts fought for their lives trapped inside a capsule in a frozen lake. Plus, NASA astronomers are spooked when the full moon affects their experiments
3:00 AM
Nasa's Unexplained Files
Theories that suggest Earth once had two moons
A starling discovery suggests the toxic clouds of Venus could be the origin of life on Earth. Plus, an insight into theories that Earth once had two moons
4:00 AM
Secrets Underground
Rob Nelson investigates a potentially disastrous fault-line network in California
Rob Nelson heads to California to investigate a network for major fault lines that could set off a mega-quake. Plus, he explores a mysterious sinkhole
5:00 AM
Secrets Underground
Ancient ruins that suggest Europeans arrived in America 1,000 years before Columbus
Rob Nelson investigates a cluster of ancient ruins in New England that suggest Europeans arrived in the Americas almost 1,000 years before Columbus