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1. Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen
Votes: 864,864 | Gross: $274.09M
2. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there ... See full summary »
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Kip Thorne
Votes: 18,451
3. Hubble 3D (2010)
G | 45 min | Documentary
An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Director: Toni Myers | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Scott D. Altman, Megan McArthur, Andrew J. Feustel
Votes: 4,521 | Gross: $52.45M
4. First Contact: An Alien Encounter (2022 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary
Since the mid-20th century, astronomers have been searching for extra-terrestrial life in the Universe. This documentary imagines how the scientific community and world would react if an alien object passed through our Solar System.
Director: Nic Stacey | Stars: Jill Winternitz, Shannon Sullivan, Cerys Matthews, Siân Lloyd
Votes: 182
5. Space's Deepest Secrets (2016– )
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
The stories of the men and women who pushed their ingenuity and curiosity beyond the limits to uncover some of the most groundbreaking findings in the history of space exploration.
Stars: David O'Brien, Michelle Thaller, Hakeem Oluseyi, Phil Plait
Votes: 290
6. Inside the Milky Way (2010 TV Movie)
96 min | Documentary
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: James S. Bullock, Reg E. Cathey
Votes: 392
7. Hubble's Cosmic Journey (2015 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of stunning images of space, revolutionized our understanding of the universe and become a global icon. To mark ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Riley | Stars: Charles F. Bolden Jr., Chris Burrows, Michael Griffin, John M. Grunsfeld
Votes: 229
8. The Space Shuttle (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at Space Shuttle operations.
Director: Scott Hicks
Votes: 32
9. Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 102 min | Documentary
With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148 million miles, and has become one of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Charles Walker, Stephanie Stilson, Valerie Neal
Votes: 62
10. Rocketmen (2009)
Documentary
A documentary about the courage, bravery and triumph of the "Rocket Men" of the U.S. manned space program.
Director: Richard Dale
Votes: 75
11. Seeing the Beginning of Time (2017)
47 min | Documentary
Astronomers have begun one of the most far-reaching efforts to study the cosmos. They are forging giant new telescopes, while marshaling vast computational power. These technologies are ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Lucas
Votes: 76
12. Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery (2005 Video)
83 min | Documentary
Covers all aspects of the Hubble Space Telescope project - a journey through the history, the troubled early life and the ultimate scientific successes of Hubble.
Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen | Star: Robert Fosbury
Votes: 113
13. The Universe (2002 Video)
93 min | Family
This movie takes the viewer on an awe-inspiring guided tour of the cosmos, visiting the Sun, the planets, the stars, nebulae and galaxies beyond.
Director: Tim Tully | Stars: Timothy Enos, Alex Filippenko, Karel Schrjiver
Votes: 17
14. The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' (2014)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Avi Ofer | Star: Addison Anderson
15. Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 Resource Reel v2.0 (2008)
Short, News
Instruments added during SM4 will greatly expand the scientific power of the Hubble Space Telescope, putting Hubble at the "apex" of its capabilities, adding improvement factors of 10-70 times in certain key performance areas.
16. Hubble Space Wonders (I) (2021)
Documentary, Short
"HUBBLE SPACE WONDERS" celebrates NASA's Hubble Telescope and its amazing space images. HSW was named an Official Selection in the Woods Hole and Oregon Doc Film Festivals and won the 2021 Platinum Remi Award at Worldfest-Houston Festival.
Director: Kevin Stirling | Star: Bill Reeves
17. The Last Mission to Hubble (2008)
4 min | Short, News
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 is the last time humans will visit Hubble. NASA's scientists, engineers and astronauts are working together to make Hubble better than it has been... See full summary »
18. ACS Repair: The Challenge to Fix Hubble's Best Survey Camera (2008)
5 min | Short, News
Shortly after NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced that NASA would add a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble's most prominent camera and most used instrument, ... See full summary »
19. SLIC: The Unsung Hero of Servicing Mission 4 (2008)
4 min | Short, News
The composite Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) is a new breed of equipment carrier that will allow the Space Shuttle to transport a full complement of scientific instruments... See full summary »
21. STIS Repair: The Quest for Renewed Exploration (2008)
4 min | Short, News
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased operations in August 2004 due to the failure of its power supply. In order to ... See full summary »
22. Mysteries of Deep Space (1997 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Thomas Lucas | Star: Stacy Keach
Votes: 18
23. Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option 2 (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
A history of the U.S. manned space program from the end of Apollo to today, as seen by the men (and women) of Mission Control.
Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Gene Kranz, John Aaron, Gerry Griffin, Christopher Kraft
Votes: 30
24. Largest (2009)
8 min | Short
Largest is a NASA film showcasing Jupiter. Created specifically for NOAA's Science On a Sphere platform Largest showcases stunning visualizations by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Starobin | Stars: Mara Bayewitz, Christopher Meaney
25.
Alien Nation (1989–1990)
Episode:
Contact
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
The murder of an astronomer leads Sikes and Francisco to the discovery of an extra-terrestrial probe passing through the solar system. But is it friend or foe? Sikes' relations with his ... See full summary »
Director: John McPherson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 76
26.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Runaway Universe
(2000)
TV-PG | Documentary
Nova follows cosmologists as they make the inconceivable discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. This new reality forces the astronomical community to deal with the ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Lucas | Star: Liev Schreiber
Votes: 19
27.
Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode:
Engineering Disasters
(1999)
TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, History
Features The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 and other engineering disasters.
Stars: Lyndon B. Johnson, Roger McCarthy, Story Musgrave, Ralph Nader
Votes: 36
28.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Colonizing Space
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Many considerations come to the forefront when planning space travel beyond the moon. Scientists are currently working on overcoming the many challenges and testing their solutions.
Director: Arthur Drooker | Stars: Erik Thompson, Chris McKay, Michio Kaku, Robert Zubrin
Votes: 86
29.
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode:
The Shuttle
(2008)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary, History
When We Left Earth examines the Space Shuttle Program. It focuses on the first flight of the Columbia, the Challenger disaster, and the launch of the Hubble Space telescope.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Robert L. Crippen, John Young, Gene Kranz, Story Musgrave
Votes: 63
30.
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode:
Home in Space
(2008)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary, History
When We Left the Earth examines at the recent shuttle program focusing on the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope, the building of the ISS, and the destruction of the Columbia.
Stars: Jeffrey Hoffman, Ed Weiler, Milt Heflin, Story Musgrave
Votes: 59
31.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Hubble's Amazing Universe
(2008)
Documentary, Adventure
Hubble Space Telescope is awaiting one final shuttle servicing mission, but why is a telescope worth the risk? Hubble has made numerous discoveries, such as the birth of stars, the death of... See full summary »
Director: Dana Berry | Stars: Phil Plait, John M. Grunsfeld, Jeff Hester, Howard E. Bond
Votes: 74
32.
Snoopy in Space (2019–2021)
Episode:
The Search Begins
(2021)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Snoopy and the Peanuts gang return to NASA, where Franklin makes a thrilling discovery: a possible sign of life in the universe.
Director: Ridd Sorensen | Stars: Tyler James Nathan, Terry McGurrin, Rob Tinkler, Christian Dal Dosso
Votes: 26
33.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Monster Black Holes
(2008)
Documentary, Adventure
Follow a basic explanation of what a black hole is an how it forms, this program explores what happen near and even inside a black hole based on current theories of gravitation. The great ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Lucas | Stars: Paul Davies, Andrew J.S. Hamilton, Kip Thorne, Tiziana Di Matteo
Votes: 34
34.
Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode:
Asteroid Psyche Is the Most metal of Space Rocks But Not Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000
(2020)
9 min | Documentary, News
Scott, spacesuit clad, challenges the claims about asteroid Psyche in the popular press and strives to set the record straight. Psyche is the subject of a NASA rendezvous with a planned ... See full summary »
Star: Scott Manley
35.
Ace of Cakes (2006–2011)
Episode:
Baked Alaska
(2009)
Reality-TV
Director: Matthew Carr | Stars: Duff Goldman, Mary Alice Fallon Yeskey, Geoffry Manthorne, Elena Fox
36.
The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2004)
Episode:
Lying Around the House/Bubble Boy
(2003)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
"Lying Around the House" The Girls tell little white lies that turn into a big, bad problem.
Director: Randy Myers | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny
Votes: 134
37.
SciShow Space (2014– )
Episode:
4 Tiny Missions Answering the Biggest Questions in Astrophysics
(2021)
10 min | Documentary, News
In an effort to provide more opportunities for space research NASA started the Astrophysics Pioneers program for low budget missions. It is supporting only the top four proposals which, as ... See full summary »
Star: Caitlin Hofmeister
38.
Curious Droid (2016– )
Episode:
NASA's Mega Hubble - The Roman Space Telescope
(2020)
13 min | Documentary
When the National Reconnaissance Office offered NASA two unused spy satellites that are larger and a near perfect fit for the infrared survey telescope NASA was planning, the choice was ... See full summary »
Star: Paul Shillito
39.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Hubble's Amazing Rescue
(2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Nova takes an inside look at space shuttle mission STS-125 and the efforts to service the almost two decade old Hubble Space telescope.
Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Scott D. Altman, Matt Ashmore, Mark Behnke, Rushmore DeNooyer
Votes: 47
40.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
(2021)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
The Hubble Space Telescope and a heat-resistant solar probe reveal new clues about the sun's 5-billion-year history.
Director: Poppy Pinnock | Stars: Talithia Williams, Kelly Korreck, Nia-Imara Barberousse, Anjali Tripathi
Votes: 72
41.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Universe Revealed: Milky Way
(2021)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
The Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant spiral of stars and what will be its destiny? NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood.
Director: Kate Szell | Stars: Talithia Williams, Sownak Bose, Rana Ezzeddine, Payel Das
Votes: 68
42.
The Secrets of the Universe (2017– )
Episode:
Mind-Blowing Capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope
(2021)
7 min | Documentary, Animation
The James Webb Space Telescope is an infrared telescope design to detect light between 0.6 microns and 28 microns. Because infrared light waves are longer then visible light waves they can ... See full summary »
Star: Jeffrey Smith
43.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Universe Revealed: Big Bang
(2021)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary
New research and theories offer clues about the Big Bang and what may have existed before the universe's birth.
Director: Poppy Pinnock | Stars: Talithia Williams, Alan Guth, Sylvester James Gates Jr., Hakeem Oluseyi
Votes: 58
44.
SciShow Space (2014– )
Episode:
Mind the (Solar System's) Gap
(2021)
6 min | Documentary, News
The Solar System's rocky planets appear close to the sun and gas giants farther out. A recent study found a similar pattern with meteorites that formed close to the sun having a strong ... See full summary »
Star: Hank Green
45.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe
(2010)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
This program describes the most remarkable, perspective changing discoveries in the field of cosmology in the last 100 years. Each discovery was made by scientists working with a radically new telescope.
Directors: Peter Jones, Oliver Twinch | Stars: Charles Bennett, Jim Bennett, Steven Deproost, Alex Filippenko
Votes: 57
46.
Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode:
What Happened Before the Beginning?
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Following a review of the discovery and evidence for the Big Bang this program examines the progress of scientists trying to determine what went on before the Big Bang that could have caused it.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Martin Bojowald, Alan Guth, Edwin Hubble
Votes: 253
47.
Beeyond Ideas (2020– )
Episode:
Timelapse of 4 Billion Years into the Future
(2021)
9 min | Documentary
If you live long enough there are some spectacular events coming your way. The northern and southern hemisphere will swap seasons. A variety of objects in the solar system will collide ... See full summary »
Star: Harry Dewang
48.
Vox (2014– )
Episode:
The 1995 Hubble Photo That Changed Astronomy
(2016)
5 min | Documentary
In 1995, shortly after the Hubble fiasco was resolved, Robert Williams decided to take a risky action and point the world's most expensive telescope, Hubble, at nothing. The risk paid off ... See full summary »
Stars: Al Gore, Robert Williams
49.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
7 Wonders of the Solar System
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
The seven wonder of our solar system are discussed: Enceladus' geysers, Rings of Saturn, Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the Asteroid Belt, Mars' Olympus Mons, the Surface of the Sun, and planet Earth.
Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Laura Danly, Greg Laughlin
Votes: 147
50.
Be Smart (2012– )
Episode:
The Most Unbelievable Image Ever Captured by Hubble Space Telescope
(2020)
11 min | Family
Star: Joe Hanson