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Science & Nature programs on WXXI TV
and Radio as well as online discussion
and special events hosted by WXXI are featured below.

Featured Programming

Family Fishing Festival
Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 9:00am
Come spend the morning with WXXI Kids, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners at Powder Mills Park and learn how to FISH!
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Nature Fest
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 10:00am
WXXI Kids, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners invite families and people of all ages to come out to Seneca Park to explore nature!
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Nature: American Spring LIVE
Monday, April 29, 2019 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Witness the change of seasons in real time.
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PBS Learningmedia Space Resources
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 8:00am
Explore PBS LearningMedia resources to support the study of space exploration today and the history of the landing on the moon 50 years ago
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Summer of Space on WXXI-TV
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
PBS Summer of Space Line-up coming to WXXI-TV includes “Chasing the Moon” from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and 8 DAYS: To the Moon and Back.
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Chasing the Moon Series on Tuesdays in July
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
This six-hour documentary series thoroughly reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort.
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NOVA: The Planets on WXXI-TV
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
NOVA: The Planets, a five-part mini-series tells the spectacular story of our solar system — a narrative spanning billions of years — through the eyes of the latest and most daring space missions ever mounted. 
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Science & Nature

Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step on WXXI Kids 24/7 & On-Demand
on WXXI Kids 24/7
Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 by discovering what the astronauts left on the moon!  Watch On-demand along with other full episodes. Special airing July 19th on WXXI Kids 24/7 at 7pm
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NPR Fresh Air Podcast: 'One Giant Leap' Explores The Herculean Effort Behind The 1969 Moon Landing
Listen to the NPR Fresh Air Podcast about the book One Giant Leap. Learn how  ordinary people who mobilized behind the Apollo program to pull off the most extraordinary human achievement: the July 20, 1969, moon landing.
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Chasing the Moon Episode 1 On-Demand
Watch American Experience: Chasing the Moon! Episode 1 On-Demand
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Chasing the Moon Episode 2 On-Demand
Watch American Experience: Chasing the Moon! Episode 2 On-Demand
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Chasing the Moon Episode 3 On-Demand
Watch American Experience: Chasing the Moon! Episode 3 On-Demand
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Interactive: The Road to Apollo
Take an immersive journey through Apollo missions 1, 8 and 11.
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WXXI Nature Challenge
Throughout April 2019
Join WXXI and our partners as we explore nature in our region! 
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Recently Aired

PBS Previews: Chasing the Moon
Sunday, July 7, 2019 - 10:30pm
on WXXI-TV
Go behind the scenes with the production team to get a sneak peek of Chasing the Moon, a film by Robert Stone.
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American Experience: Rachel Carson
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Meet the scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
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Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
Monday, May 13, 2019 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Experience the effect of the changing seasons on Britain’s most wooded county alongside Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench.
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Nature: American Spring LIVE
Monday, April 29, 2019 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Witness the change of seasons in real time.
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Nature Fest
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 10:00am
WXXI Kids, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners invite families and people of all ages to come out to Seneca Park to explore nature!
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