Where To Stream NOVA Season 50 Episode 11
Ancient Earth Birth of the Sky
- Aired October 4, 2023
- 60 Min
- Rated 7.7
- Number 186 Of 294 Rated Episodes
Today, Earth is enveloped by a thin veil of gas, a narrow band of atmosphere that protects a world covered in lush green vegetation, deep blue oceans, and abundant life. But 4.5 billion years ago, Earth was a very different place: a hellscape of molten lava and barren rock, under relentless bombardment from meteors, and with no atmosphere whatsoever. So how did our familiar blue sky come to be? Breathtakingly realistic animations and a chorus of science experts reveal how the primordial inferno...