Early man explored the Earth with sailboats. What if this mode of transportation could be used in space? One team of visionary scientists is planning to launch the first solar-sail spaceship next month. Traveling 10 times faster than the Voyager ...
This summer, the shuttle Discovery is scheduled to be the first to go back into space. However, the launch date has been pushed back once already. There is incredible pressure to go beyond correcting what went wrong before ? engineer ...
Would you believe there's a new car that runs on air? Well, it?s really compressed air, but still! It costs pennies to drive and produces minimal emissions. And let's face it, there?s no danger of running out of air any time soon. Jay Ingram brin ...
What happens to ocean liners when their lives are over? Decommissioning an ocean-going vessel is a big job. It's also a dangerous job. Lives are literally at stake, and if it's done improperly, it can create an environmental disaster. Fortunately ...
Sometimes criminals use water to wash away the clues. But what happens when the only trace of evidence is underwater? Discoveries This Week dives beneath the waves to show you how forensic experts look for clues, and witness how th ...
Cosmic rays are everywhere, but no one knows where they come from. Scientists are determined to find out, so they?re building a huge cosmic ray-catching net. What they catch may unlock some of the mysteries of the universe. Join Ivan Semeniuk as ...
See how astronomers will study the mystery of gamma rays with the SWIFT space probe in this cllip from the Discovery Science Channel show Discoveries This Week.
New Star Trek-inspired technology is making its way into airports around the country. It's a "bomb sniffer" so sensitive it can detect even the most minute quantities of explosive material. Jennifer Scott gives us a tour of this amazing new scann ...
Will future space exploration be done by robots or humans? The Director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA, James Green, answers whether future space exploration will be done by humans or robots in this Curiosity video.
If backwards time travel was possible, could we change history? Or is the power of space and time so great that time travelers would be unable to alter even the smallest detail?