As I walked into the huge high bay that was to be my part-time office for the next couple of years, I was greeted by all manner of abandoned equipment haphazardly scattered around the room. As I later ...

This video excerpt from NOVA: "Crash of Flight 447" explores the powerful computer system that runs the A330 aircraft, controlling speed, altitude, direction, and more—in fact, every aspect of the ...

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Physicists have long hoped to create computer models of ...