The New Frontier - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
Star Light, Star Bright
Sun science missions advance understanding of stars, solar winds, and planet effects, providing insights into other stars.
Moon Shine
International effort accelerates lunar return for resource extraction from regolith and Martian soil.
Rising Tides
New Earth observation satellites monitor rising temperatures, ocean levels, and alarming glacier melting rates.
Earths Evil Twin
Probes set to explore Venus, Earth's twin, seeking clues to its mysterious transformation from a hospitable planet to a hot, toxic environment.
Increasing Orbit
ISS, the international space workhorse, faces replacement with new stations focusing on pure science and adding commercial interests like tourism and manufacturing.
Mountains in the Dark
Psyche spacecraft set to explore a metallic asteroid, Lucy heads to Jupiter's trojan asteroids, and DART tests technology to deflect dark asteroids.
Oceans in the Sky
Juice and Europa Clipper, two missions to study Jupiter's atmosphere and moons, especially Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede, for signs of potential life.
Webb of Life
The James Webb Space Telescope, a $10 billion spacecraft, is operational, set to explore the furthest galaxies, study exoplanet atmospheres, and pose new questions.
Peering Into the Abyss
With the IXPE high-energy telescope, we'll explore dramatic and violent cosmic events like colliding black holes and neutron stars, unveiling their hidden secrets.
The Next Big Leaps
SunRISE, SPHEREx, NEOS, and more projects aim to expand knowledge of Earth, space, and galaxies. New telescopes and tech will explore new worlds and extend our reach into space.
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