Release Date

05 May, 2011

Total Episode/Season

2/1

Synopsis

In this two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity - two spectacle lenses held a foot apart - ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy, and religion. "Hunting the Edge of Space" takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the innovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope.

Original Title

Hunting the Edge of Space

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Season 1

05 May, 2011

Created By

Actors

Alex Filippenko

Alexandra Hall

Bill Latter

Charles Henry Bennett

Jim Bennett

Ronald Bissinger

David Charbonneau

Michael Hoskin

Wendy Freedman

Crew

Oliver Twinch

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Richard Hudson

David Axelrod

Kate Botting

Richard Hudson

Oliver Twinch

David Axelrod

Jay O. Sanders

Mitch Griffin

Brian McDairmant

Michael Phillips

Simon Fanthorpe