# Mars: The Secret Science

Mars: The Secret Science is a documentary science television series narrated by David O'Brien which the Science Channel broadcast in 2016 and 2018.

## Content

Mars: The Secret Science looks at how scientists and modern explorers are working to get humans to Mars. The series both explores Mars and chronicles how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is building rockets and spacecraft to carry astronauts there and how technology visionaries are designing Martian colonies. The series also looks at issues such as the design of spacesuits for use on Mars and of the vehicles humans will need for transportation there.
In 2018, the Science Channel broadcast specials under the title Mars: The Secret Science, some of which consisted entirely of segments broadcast previously in episodes of Mars: The Secret Science, How the Universe Works, The Planets and Beyond, or Strip the Cosmos .

## Episode list
### Season 1 (2016)

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| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Race to the Red Planet" | Unknown | November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) |
| The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is building its first spacecraft to carry astronauts to Mars, and technology visionaries are devising extraterrestrial colonies. They might make a human future on Mars a reality. ||||
| 2 | "Is There Life?" | Unknown | November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) |
| An examination of NASA's Curiosity mission to Mars and its search for signs of life there. ||||
| 3 | "Conquering the New Frontier" | Unknown | November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28) |
| A visit behind the scenes at SpaceX, where Elon Musk explains his quest to colonize Mars. ||||
| 4 | "Mars's Deepest Mysteries" | Unknown | December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05) |
| A look at what lies beneath the surface of Mars. ||||
| 5 | "NASA's Most Dangerous Mission" | Unknown | December 12, 2016 (2016-12-12) |
| A look at the rockets and spacecraft NASA is planning to build to carry humans to Mars, and how astronauts are training to live in and operate them. ||||
| 6 | "Secret History of a Rover" | Unknown | December 19, 2016 (2016-12-19) |
| An examination of the Curiosity rover — the largest, heaviest, and most technologically advanced piece of equipment ever sent to Mars — and how NASA built it.. ||||

### Specials (2018)

SOURCES
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
| Special | "Mysteries on the Red Planet" | Unknown | November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) |
| Mars could be humanity's first step in space colonization, and new discoveries reveal answers to Mars's greatest mysteries. This special consists entirely of segments previously aired as part of the Strip the Cosmos episode "Expedition Mars" (Season 1, Episode 4), the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Mars: The Next Frontier" (Season 4, Episode 7), and the Mars: The Secret Science episode "Is There Life?" (Season 1, Episode 2). ||||
| Special | "The Alien Riddles" | Unknown | November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26) |
| Life may once have existed on Mars, and as SpaceX, NASA, and other modern-day explorers plan ambitious new missions there, life may one day return to the planet. This special consists entirely of segments previously aired as part of the Mars: The Secret Science episode "Conquering the New Frontier" (Season 1, Episode 3) and the How the Universe Works episode "Life and Death on the Red Planet" (Season 5, Episode 6). ||||
| Special | "NASA's Mission to Mars: InSight Lander" | Unknown | November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26) |
| After NASA's InSight lander arrived on Mars, NASA scientists began to examine images and data from the groundbreaking mission, making new discoveries that could change everything they know about the planet. ||||
| Special | "The New Space Race" | Unknown | December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10) |
| Experts are developing new spacecraft and technologies to bring astronauts to Mars, and their work already has led to new discoveries that give humanity a new understanding of Mars. This special consists entirely of segments previously aired as part of the Mars: The Secret Science episode "Is There Life?"(Season 1, Episode 2), The Planets (later The Planets and Beyond) episode "Mars: The Definitive Guide" (Season 1, Episode 2), and the Mars: the Secret Science episode "Race to the Red Planet" (Season 1, Episode 1). ||||