Burns’s documentary is a fitting and moving tribute to a man who never stopped wondering what it was like to be in the head of another sentient being.

Sahithi Pingali, star of 'Inventing Tomorrow,' on how she put the future of her city in her neighbors's hands

Teen STEM students from around the world assemble in Los Angeles seeking scientific solutions to environmental problems in the documentary “Inventing Tomorrow” on a new “POV.” 

No manmade object has traveled as far from Earth as Voyager 1, and its twin is a relatively close second. More than 14 billion and 11 billion miles away, respectively, they gave us unprecedented knowledge of the outer planets of our solar system before making interstellar travel a reality in 2012. This PBS documentary tells their story and shares some of the most breathtaking, unfathomable images that have ever existed.

The director Emer Reynolds’s documentary “The Farthest” describes the work that went into crafting these enduring marvels of mid-70s technology, which are still zooming away. The film is a reminder of the idealism and optimism of the people who worked in the space program over 40 years ago, and it serves as a call to recapture their spirit and ingenuity.

Our Gorongosa, a movie from Tangled Bank Studios so powerful that it brought the audience to tears 

NATURE “The Serengeti Rules” Wednesday, October 9, 8 p.m. ET
Explore some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology. Based on a book of the same name.

The Farthest tells the captivating tales of the people and events behind the Voyager, which, a billion years from now, will probably be the only remaining evidence that humanity ever existed.

“[The] Serengeti Rules” ultimately succeeds in conveying the hope it promises, bringing to vivid life an important scientific principle along with the scientists who discovered it. At a time when it is easy to feel disheartened about the state of the environment, that hope is refreshing, and desperately needed."