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Season 3

Focal Point Season 3

November. 14,2021
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5.5
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Humankind's understanding of the universe is advancing at an unprecedented rate. This docu-series examines new breakthroughs, new technology and new ways of looking at the world.

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Focal Point Season 3 Full Episode Guide

Episode 15 - The World's Glacier Librarians
First Aired: November. 14,2021

An international team of scientists embark on a continent-hopping expedition to build a future climate ice vault before the world's glaciers vanish forever.

Episode 14 - The Science Quest and Einstein
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Two intrepid astronomers embark on a scientific quest to photograph a solar eclipse and turned Albert Einstein into an international celebrity.

Episode 13 - Solar Storm War Mystery
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Declassified Vietnam War files show researchers the unpredictable nature of the Sun and help them work towards predicting the next big solar storm.

Episode 12 - NASA's New Nuclear Engine
First Aired: November. 14,2021

From returning to the Moon to establishing outposts on Mars, NASA has the need for more power than ever before. Nuclear fission could just be the solution they've been searching for.

Episode 11 - Locking Away Weed in a Vault
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Marijuana is causing a buzz over its therapeutic potential, but scientists are still struggling to study it.

Episode 10 - Secret to Fighting Emissions
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Seaweed is on the menu! This superfood plucked from the ocean is being fed to lucky cows in California to curb their methane production, and the resulting research could save the planet.

Episode 9 - Your Invisible Exposome Cloud
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Microscopic bits can hitch a ride on your clothes, find their way into your body and impact your personal health. They're part of your exposome, and everyone has one.

Episode 8 - Mars Thruster
First Aired: November. 14,2021

The X3, a new type of propulsion engine that's smashing records, is made possible thanks to a collaboration among NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, the Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Michigan.

Episode 7 - Race to the Universe's Edge
First Aired: November. 14,2021

In the middle of a billion-dollar telescope-building boom, new ground-based observatories are racing to see first light in the 2020s.

Episode 6 - Thawing the Nuclear City
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Scientists and engineers investigate tons of nuclear waste from a secret military operation hiding underneath Greenland's ice sheet.

Episode 5 - Capturing a Black Hole
First Aired: November. 14,2021

The MIT Haystack Observatory reveals where the Event Horizon Telescope is at with the world's first photo of a black hole.

Episode 4 - Photography and Motion
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Using photography, one man opens up a hidden world of motion in everything from every day objects to the unique physics happening inside a nuclear bomb.

Episode 3 - World's Most-Advanced Clock
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Time may be a human construct, but that hasn't stopped these physicists from perfecting it.

Episode 2 - Interstellar Message Design
First Aired: November. 14,2021

Astrobiologists study the protocol for first contact as they try to determine how they go about speaking with alien races.

Episode 1 - Curing Blindness in 5 Minutes
First Aired: November. 14,2021

A dedicated team of eye doctors are on a mission to rid the world of preventable blindness, one incision at a time.

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