The New Frontier
2015–2023 · Prime Video · 25 min · 5 seasons
S05E10 · The Next Big Leaps
Sun, 1 Jan, 11:00 pm
SunRISE, SPHEREx, NEOS, and more projects aim to expand knowledge of Earth, space, and galaxies. New telescopes and tech will explore new worlds and extend our reach into space.
About
Due to world events over the last twenty years and the decline in government finance; Space exploration has fallen from the media's gaze into the shadows. With the recent launch of the first privately owned space craft to service the international space station; it's time to take a fresh look at the new frontiers of space. What does the immediate future hold? A return to the Moon, manned flights to Mars or Titan, mining the asteroid belt or finding an earth-like planet in the cosmos, these goals could be achieved in decades to come. The explosion of private investment including tourist flights from Virgin Galactic and The Red Bull Stratos have all combined to reshape our goals. Europe and the ESA have shouldered their burden of exploration and now Japan, China and India have all committed to launching probes to the Moon, Mars and beyond!
Episodes
- E01
Star Light, Star Bright
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minSun science missions advance understanding of stars, solar winds, and planet effects, providing insights into other stars.
- E02
Moon Shine
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minInternational effort accelerates lunar return for resource extraction from regolith and Martian soil.
- E03
Rising Tides
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minNew Earth observation satellites monitor rising temperatures, ocean levels, and alarming glacier melting rates.
- E04
Earths Evil Twin
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minProbes set to explore Venus, Earth's twin, seeking clues to its mysterious transformation from a hospitable planet to a hot, toxic environment.
- E05
Increasing Orbit
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minISS, the international space workhorse, faces replacement with new stations focusing on pure science and adding commercial interests like tourism and manufacturing.
- E06
Mountains in the Dark
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minPsyche spacecraft set to explore a metallic asteroid, Lucy heads to Jupiter's trojan asteroids, and DART tests technology to deflect dark asteroids.
- E07
Oceans in the Sky
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minJuice and Europa Clipper, two missions to study Jupiter's atmosphere and moons, especially Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede, for signs of potential life.
- E08
Webb of Life
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minThe James Webb Space Telescope, a $10 billion spacecraft, is operational, set to explore the furthest galaxies, study exoplanet atmospheres, and pose new questions.
- E09
Peering Into the Abyss
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minWith the IXPE high-energy telescope, we'll explore dramatic and violent cosmic events like colliding black holes and neutron stars, unveiling their hidden secrets.
- E10
The Next Big Leaps
Sun, 1 Jan· 25 minSunRISE, SPHEREx, NEOS, and more projects aim to expand knowledge of Earth, space, and galaxies. New telescopes and tech will explore new worlds and extend our reach into space.
Cast
Stuart Sykes
Narrator