Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 10:30pm
Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 8:30pm
Astronomy: An OnQ Special Edition
WQED's nightly, multiple Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Award-winning, newsmagazine OnQ will examine western Pennsylvania connections to astronomy with portraits of Brownsville native John A. Brashear (founder of the Brashear telescope); the highly active local chapter of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh (AAAP); and the Allegheny Observatory in Riverview Park that turned 150 years-old in February 2009. more info

Friday, April 10, 2009 at 10:00pm
400 Years of the Telescope
This program takes viewers on a visually stunning journey from Galileo's first look at the cosmos in 1609 to today's thrilling quests to discover new worlds and glimpse the formation of the first stars after the Big Bang. Emmy® Award-winning writer and producer Kris Koenig and the Interstellar Studios production team traveled the globe to interview leading astronomers and cosmologists against a backdrop of the world's greatest observatories. 400 Years of the Telescope is narrated by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (host of NOVA Science Now), features a lush score performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, and is an official product of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009). more info

Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 11:00am
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 8:00pm
NOVA "Monster of the Milky Way"
Astronomers are closing in on the proof they've sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe might be in the center of our own galaxy. Through stunning computer-generated imagery, the program reveals the dark secrets of supermassive black holes – from their birth to their destructive waves of energy strong enough to blow our and other galaxies apart. more info

Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 9:00pm
Seeing in the Dark
This state-of-the-art documentary introduces viewers to the rewards of first-person, hands-on astronomy. Written, produced and narrated by award-winning filmmaker, journalist and best-selling author Timothy Ferris, the program is based on Ferris' book, "Seeing in the Dark" (Simon & Schuster, 2009), named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times. The program features high-definition astrophotography and introduces men and women, both professionals and amateurs, who have seen and captured phenomenal images within and beyond our solar system and galaxy. more info

Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 3:00pm
Journey to Palomar
Journey to Palomar is the story of American astronomer George Ellery Hale's dramatic public and private struggle to build the four largest telescopes in the world, which set the stage for astronomy and space exploration throughout the 20th century, revealing the greatest discoveries since Galileo and Copernicus. More than five years in the making, the documentary traces Hale's lifelong struggle to build these great instruments, culminating with the million-pound telescope on Palomar Mountain – the most famous telescope in the world. The combination of Hale's dramatic personal story set against the backdrop of American history and humankind's reach into the far corners of the universe creates a film with appeal to viewers of all ages.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:00pm
NOVA: Hubble's Amazing Rescue
In Spring 2009, NASA sent a shuttle crew on a risky mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for the last time. Hubble has enthralled scientists and the public by capturing deep views of the cosmos. The astronaut servicing team carried out the first-ever in-space repairs of Hubble's defective instruments, a task that required ingenious engineering fixes and the most intensive NASA spacewalk ever.