Discovery Science Tuesday

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The crew explores how the Aston Martin Vanquish was made

The crew visits the birthplace of the classic Zenvo ST1, and conduct a in-depth analysis of the vehicle's luxury body-work

Experts shed light on the mystery of why two suns seemed to appear in the skies over Indonesia, prompting rumours of the existence of a 'dark twin' of Earth's life-bringing star

Geologists begin to ask questions about 'alien' deposits found on the Earth's surface - and the answer could shed light on the cause of history's greatest extinction event

A NASA probe captures an image of a familiar structure on the surface of Mars. What made 'Mars Henge'? Plus, how did an Apollo astronaut get sick on the moon?

Using material salvaged from scrap yards, Adam Savage and two colleagues design and build three motorised vehicles inspired by post-apocalyptic worlds

Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword, Excalibur. Using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon

Exploring the history behind the Nazca Lines, mysterious symbols that were carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago

Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.

More than 100 million pieces of small space debris are floating around the Earth. A big collision between two of these objects in low Earth orbit could be catastrophic

Aliens could be lethal killers who want to invade and plunder our world. A team of experts investigate extra-terrestrial beings and their threat to human life.

Exploring the secrets of black holes, and the potential some of them have to be lethal to life on planet Earth

The crew visits the birthplace of the Lotus Evora, revealing its inner workings and admiring its attractive design

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

More everyday items go under the microscope as the programme reveals how objects including game tables and art glass wall sconces are made

A look at how everyday objects such as Marseille soap and Laguiole pocket knives, are made and how techniques have been refined over time

Former aerospace engineer Justin Cunningham and Tomo Umewaka find solutions for engineering mistakes. In this episode Justin tries to keep the Glasgow Tower turning

Justin Cunningham climbs on top of a stadium roof that is held up by air and in danger of collapse, while Jimena Gascon discovers why Mexico City's Metro project has been derailed

Turns the spotlight on inventors who build astonishing creations in their homes - including a precision drone-catcher that transforms into a vacuum-powered railway

Meets super charged power trippers who drop knives from cranes, take aim at explosive-packed refrigerators and pull off the world's first skydive from a drone!

Chuck and the team are in Tonopah in Nevada to investigate the story of an alien that had reportedly escaped from Area 51

Dramatised-documentary series in which Aidan Gillen plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe

When a massive star dies it can direct a blast of radiation that would obliterate life of Earth. This episode asks what the chances are of this event occurring

New evidence reveals the construction of the statues of Easter Island, built by one of the world's strangest and most isolated civilizations

The construction of Egypt's Bent Pyramid, one of the world's most mysterious ancient mega-structures

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home