Discovery Science Wednesday

Buying goods from home

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The processes of manufacturing wooden garage doors and making animatronic dinosaurs are put under the microscope

The technology behind the manufacture of Grammy Awards, bike lights, above-ground pools and foldable solar panels

An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the moon and an investigation into whether there is life in the oceans of Jupiter's moons

A Nasa scientist explains his theory that a mysterious lunar material caused a Chinese moon rover to break down, and interfered with an Apollo mission decades earlier

Official documents shed light on NASA's secret 'plan B', put in place in case the first moon landing failed, and the Cassini mission unravels a 300-year-old mystery

Kevin and Grant hit the streets to make the fastest motorised trike, and they turn a childhood game into a risky test of accuracy with their water slide

Kevin and Grant try to survive a 30mph ride in their off-road soap-box racers. Plus, a home-made volcano erupts

The team starts work on reconstructing Tesla's 'Death Ray', and a new lead prompts Jack and Cameron to go to Colorado Springs seeking the former site of his laboratory

After Aron's successful test of his Death Ray, Jack focuses on Tesla's potential murder. The first suspect takes him overseas to Serbia to look for clues

An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster

The science of astronomy, exploring phenomena including black holes and neutron stars, and how powerful celestial forces shape human life

The solar system is different to others in the Milky Way, but it hides a violent past. Scientists examine the clues to reveal its secret history

The technology behind the manufacture of storage sheds, industrial fans, parchment paper and climbing walls

The documentary series outlines the manufacturing processes behind the creation of precast concrete walls, 3D printers, telescopic cranes and kerosene lamp burners

A detailed analysis of how car headlamps, directional drills and combs are made. Plus, an insight into the special skills involved in stained-glass restoration

The manufacturing documentary continues, exploring the making of handcrafted skis, septic tanks, hydroformed chassis pants, and aquarium windows

The creation, development and manufacture of zip line brakes, silk fibre lamps, round balers and comfort shoes

An insight into the manufacturing processes behind the creation of armoured vehicles, tension fabric buildings and rowers, reflecting on how processes have changed over the years

Recently disclosed audio recordings and astonishing photographs may provide the most conclusive evidence to date that the Ozark Howler has demonic origins

New evidence reveals a Vietnam War pilot may have returned home with a secret cargo. Experts use this to try and find the missing link in human evolution

An underwater alien base may be located off the coast of a quiet Alaskan town. Plus, new evidence shows that a legendary predatory creature could be real

Ominous sounds from the skies could be a sign of the impending apocalypse. Plus, drivers are frightened by phantom headlights and ghostly hitchhikers

How the movement of Uranus and Neptune may have influenced the development of life on Earth

The documentary turns attention to quasars, and explains the role they likely played in the creation of the universe and, ultimately, how they will contribute to its destruction

Scientists try to trace the whereabouts of the Milky Way for the past 13.6 billion years, in an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding its slow demise

Phil Torres and Dr Tori Herridge go on a journey to Siberia for the biggest ever Ice Age dig, unearthing a treasure trove of animals buried in the ground for thousands of years

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home