Discovery Science Saturday

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Official documents shed light on NASA's secret 'plan B', put in place in case the first moon landing failed, and the Cassini mission unravels a 300-year-old mystery

Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal the secrets of the Empire State Building

Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara, as archaeologists uncover the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets

The material used for making common items including moccasins, electronic-impact drills, and the processes involved. Plus, wooden utensils and transport refrigeration units

More everyday items go under the microscope as the production methods behind objects including kimchi and traditional parquet floors are revealed

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including raw pet food and replica police lanterns made?

More everyday items go under the microscope, with this edition explaining how objects including calissons and diving watercrafts are made

How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius. Plus, how houses are built out of volcanic rock

How a Dutch company make the world's fastest super-yachts. Plus, a new space suit that weighs and costs a fifth of the previous design

How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

The methods used to catch the world's largest lobsters. Plus, production of the iconic Chesterfield sofa and methods used to achieve the world's sharpest TV pictures

The Nasa tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 moon landing are missing, and experts examine whether their disappearance is part of a cover-up

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

Declassified files detail how three cosmonauts died in mysterious circumstances while re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Plus, a Nasa rover discovers clues that help solve a murder

Declassified files illustrate how two astronauts trapped in the vacuum of space faced an agonising death. Plus, close-up images of Pluto reveal a distinctly alien landscape

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, featuring coconut charcoal, dial indicators, wet downdraft tables and bassoon reeds

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, featuring pasta dyes, composting toilets and surge arresters

Find out how angle grinders, berry baskets, and omnidirectional speakers are made

Revealing how cartridge blades, chocolate banana loaves, vending machines, and dive computers are made

Paul treks deep into the woods of the Midwest in search of Bigfoot. He cuts through hoaxes and misinformation to uncover ground-breaking evidence

Paul investigates a surge in demonic activity in America that is overwhelming the Catholic Church. He follows leads from Gary, Indiana to Mineral Wells, Texas

In 1945, five US Navy planes vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle. Experts investigate why the planes disappeared and where they could be today

Experts examine theories surrounding a long-lost ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, and launch an investigation to try and locate the missing vessel

Paranormal investigators reveal a bold new theory about the origins of the Wendigo. Are the stories of this terrifying creature with cannibalistic cravings true?

Experts investigate shocking new DNA evidence that links one of the world's most elusive figures, the Yeti, resides in America and comes from an otherworldly source

Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot embark on a mission to find out what is happening on the Island of the Dolls, a dangerous place that locals have long avoided

Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres examine the legend of Mothman by searching for clues in a long-sealed bunker and a top-secret Air Force base

How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius. Plus, how houses are built out of volcanic rock

How a Dutch company make the world's fastest super-yachts. Plus, a new space suit that weighs and costs a fifth of the previous design

How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

The methods used to catch the world's largest lobsters. Plus, production of the iconic Chesterfield sofa and methods used to achieve the world's sharpest TV pictures