Discovery Science Monday

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The manufacture of bowling balls, barber poles, felt and radar guns

A look at how everyday items including Asian noodles and rotary engines are made, revealing the unique production processes used in making them

NASA and SpaceX launch the first crewed mission from US soil in almost ten years, and this programme offers behind the scenes coverage of the SpaceX Dragon Capsule water landing

The series exploring the science of astronomy returns, beginning with a look at the mysterious 'ninth' planet reported to exist on the very edge of the Solar System

What is the most hectic job at the airport: what does it take to get an airliner parked, fuelled, cleaned, loaded and boarded for its next flight?

State-of-the-art equipment is used to X-ray scan the airport, revealing how every action is precisely controlled, from the baggage network to the cockpit

Rob Nelson investigates subterranean secrets from around the world, beginning with mysterious rocks at the bottom of Lake Michigan known as Underwater Stonehenge

Rob Nelson investigates mysterious tunnels under Denver's airport, then heads to Ohio to uncover the secrets of a giant serpent-shaped mound

NASA and SpaceX launch the first crewed mission from US soil in almost ten years, and this programme offers behind the scenes coverage of the SpaceX Dragon Capsule water landing

Astronauts and mission control staff share tales of disaster in space, beginning with accounts of a life-threatening fire on board the Russia's Mir space station

A look at how everyday items including steel pulleys and acetate eyewear are made, revealing the materials and unique production processes used in making them

Everyday items including wood slat baskets and bells go under the microscope, revealing their production. Plus, how are objects including gyroscopic stabilisers made?

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including shuffleboard tables made?

More everyday items go under the microscope, revealing their production. How are objects including air hockey tables made?

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years, including custom shoe trees and clay targets

Where materials come from and how manufacturing processes have developed over the years

While investigating Argentina's most credible military encounter, the team tracks down an eyewitness and the unexpected presence of Nasa

Paul and Kawa head to Argentina to investigate a possible UFO crash site. Elsewhere, Sarah and Nick track a pattern of low-altitude UFOs in Phoenix, Arizona

Experts investigate whether the Roswell UFO incident was a Soviet conspiracy masterminded by Stalin, or if the story may be another cover-up

Following Nasa's discovery that something strange is on Saturn's largest moon, experts investigate the possibility of alien life feeding on electric atmosphere

Earth's past is marked by one cosmic disaster after another, forging the path of human evolution. Experts explore how close the Earth has come to destruction

Experts explore the most astonishing discoveries of the Voyager spacecraft. They examine how the operation has transformed into the ultimate mission

The mysterious dark matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together, yet the search for it continues to puzzle scientists

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.

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