Ancient Skies

With CGI, landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artifacts, this series looks at the universe through the eyes of our ancestors, and charts our changing views of the cosmos throughout history. We take a journey through past visions of the heavens from all over the world, from those of our earliest ancestors to the recent past. From hunter-gatherers to Edwin Hubble, we'll see the myriad of ways that we have observed and imagined the heavens, and explain the science behind the things our ancestors sought to explain through mythology.

Tue, Jun 18 9:00 P.M. Gods and Monsters     NH World (11.3)

We uncover the story of our relationship with the skies from our earliest ancestors, through to the birth of the science of astronomy.

Wed, Jun 19 2:00 A.M. Gods and Monsters     NH World (11.3)

We uncover the story of our relationship with the skies from our earliest ancestors, through to the birth of the science of astronomy.

Wed, Jun 19 10:00 A.M. Gods and Monsters     NH World (11.3)

We uncover the story of our relationship with the skies from our earliest ancestors, through to the birth of the science of astronomy.

Sat, Jun 22 5:00 A.M. Gods and Monsters     NH World (11.3)

We uncover the story of our relationship with the skies from our earliest ancestors, through to the birth of the science of astronomy.

Tue, Jun 25 9:00 P.M. Finding The Center     NH World (11.3)

Follow the efforts to give the Earth a shape and a place.

Wed, Jun 26 2:00 A.M. Finding The Center     NH World (11.3)

Follow the efforts to give the Earth a shape and a place.

Wed, Jun 26 10:00 A.M. Finding The Center     NH World (11.3)

Follow the efforts to give the Earth a shape and a place.

Sat, Jun 29 5:00 A.M. Finding The Center     NH World (11.3)

Follow the efforts to give the Earth a shape and a place.


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