We watched last year as the NASA and SpaceX Crew-1 mission launched and docked to the International Space Station. After roughly ten weeks aboard the station, Crew-1 also known as Expedition 64 is now preparing to take their first spacewalk of the year.
There aren’t a lot of telescopes that are also movie stars. In fact, I can think of only one: the famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
A couple years ago, the team of astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope wowed the world by providing our first-ever snapshot of a real-life black hole. Now they’ve done one better and mapped out the swirling magnetic fields around the monster. It’s our first ever glimpse of the forces that power the largest engines in the universe.
Discovery teams up with YES.FIT for the Second Annual Shark Week Virtual Race through Maui, Hawaii. Make like a Mako, and let's go!
Does the presence of a stinky gas mean there was once life on Venus?
This season, four Naked and Afraid XL veterans attempt an epic 60-day challenge while leading a new generation of survivalists embarking on their first 40 days.
What goes up, must come down. On April 28th, a Chinese Long March 5B rocket went up, successfully delivering its payload, a new section of the Tianhe space station, into orbit. But now the 21-ton rocket is coming down, uncontrolled.
Biodiversity and species loss is a grave threat, facing not only animals and plants but society too. Ecologists say that losing species directly affects human food production, water supply, building materials, and energy sources, so our interactions with and handling of ecosystems must be regulated.
Veterinarians have their work cut out for them, literally, when animal caretakers come to them for help healing mysterious lumps and bumps in an all-new special.
Vice President Kamala Harris is joined by other ranking members of the Biden administration to discuss the impact of climate change on the world in the new original series ACTION PLANET. Also featured is Jane Fonda, Common, Matt Damon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Adrian Grenier, Greta Thunberg, and more who are making their discovery+ debut on Earth Day, April 22.Updated April 21, 2021
They're planting 20 million trees, but they're on a deadline. Here's what you need to know to support their cause!
The new season premieres March 24 on Science Channel and streams on discovery+.
Squirrel in your fireplace? Skunk in your hot tub? Call Michael "Bare Hands" Beran! The all-new special BARE HANDS RESCUE premieres Sunday, August 22 at 10PM ET/PT on Animal Planet and discovery+.
Wind power is one of the most important renewable energy sources for reducing air pollution and climate warming emissions across the planet. Turbine energy has a huge green advantage with a carbon footprint 90 times smaller than coal and 40 times smaller than gas-fired power.
A new ocean has been added to the list. The Southern Ocean becomes the fifth ocean to be officially recognized on the world map.