Nova Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe (Season 37, Episode 8)
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TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

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Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe (Season 37, Episode 8)

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TV Episode | 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

Writers

David Axelrod (story) (telescript) | Oliver Twinch (telescript)

Producers

David Axelrod | Oliver Twinch

Composers

Joel Douek (music) | Greg Pliska (music)

Cinematographer

Brian McDairmant

Editors

Paul Burgess (edited by) | Robert Hutchings (edited by)

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Updated Apr 13, 2010

Release date

Apr 13, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 63 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Bennett Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jim Bennett Self Self See fewer	Harlots, Housewives & Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls (2012)
Steven Deproost Actor Actor See fewer	Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
Alex Filippenko Self Self See fewer	The Universe (2002)
Wendy L. Freedman Self (as Wendy Freedman) Self (as Wendy Freedman) See fewer	Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021)
George Ellery Hale Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Edwin Hubble Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Mario Livio Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Geoff Marcy Self Self See fewer	Extreme Universe (2010)
Dan Maxwell Actor Actor See fewer	The Beast (2009)
Charles Mattias 'Matt' Mountain Self (as Matt Mountain) Self (as Matt Mountain) See fewer	The Hunt for Planet B (2021)
Arno Penzias Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jason Rhodes Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jay O. Sanders Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Robert Smith Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Stephanie Snedden Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Michael S. Turner Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kimberly Ann Weaver Self (as Kim Weaver) Self (as Kim Weaver) See fewer	Lana & Emmy