Over the years, new fossil discoveries keep amending the answer. NOVA follows the dig to extract the bones and looks at the science and lore of dinosaurs in general. In the first program of a three-part miniseries on the Soviet space program, NOVA profiles the mysterious genius behind the world's first satellite, the first man to orbit the earth and other early Russian triumphs in space. The Russian Right Stuff NOVA reveals the details of Moscow's secret plan to reach the moon ahead of the Americans. In an unprecedented insider's look, NOVA covers the training, flight and recovery of a cosmonaut crew that visits the Soviet space station Mir.
Unexpected emergencies show that space travel is still far from routine.
Gregory Peck narrates a scientific voyage around Vancouver Island in search of whales.