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Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with KPBS Passport! The Big Bang is when the cosmos started and time itself began. With stunning animation based on space telescope images, NOVA winds back the ages to discover new clues about this ultimate genesis and what happened in the universe?s first few seconds.

The upcoming launch of NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope should let astronomers see what some of the universe's first stars and galaxies looked like soon after the Big Bang.

Premieres Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Monday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Celebrate the recipients of the 34th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries.

Watch some of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from their homes around the world.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of rapper Christopher Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G. His rhymes were hugely influential and resonate, especially with those in his hometown of Brooklyn.

After winning a Grammy for her debut five-song short player, one of Jamaica's most talented branches out on her debut full-length.

Every nominee and winner from all 86 categories presented at the 2022 Grammy Awards, presented on Sunday, April 3 in Las Vegas.

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with KPBS Passport! Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature?s strangest and most powerful objects. Discover new science showing how black holes reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and might even be portals to another universe.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, July 24 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, July 31 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Ultra-sensitive telescopes have transformed alien planet-hunting from science fiction into enthralling hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns to answer an age-old question with thrilling new science: are we alone?