About 5 billion years ago, as the Sun forms, most planets around it are still dust. But Jupiter's core already begins to grow. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies.

This is what it would be like to walk on the surface of Venus. The surface of Venus is comparable to the bottom of Earth’s oceans with one major difference: Venus has the hottest planetary surface in ...

With all the sightings of strange objects in the sky, people have been wondering for decades what these things can be. Whether it’s Roswell or Area 51, people have been convinced there have been ...

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV Hosted by renowned paleontologist Kirk Johnson, this two-hour special takes viewers on a dramatic and surprising adventure ...