Next on NOVA: "Origins: Back to the Beginning"

http://www.pbs.org/nova/origins/

Broadcast: September 13, 2005 at 8 p.m. ET/PT -- Repeat
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)

"Back to the Beginning" is the final hour of NOVA's four-part
miniseries, "Origins." It starts with a bang--the big bang in which
everything began. Series host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores how the
colossal forces of the early universe made it possible for habitable
worlds to emerge. The clues begin with a race among scientists to
capture lingering echoes of the big bang's ferocious energy in a
microwave "whisper" from deep space. The race pits underdog
astronomer Tony Readhead and his improvised detector in the high
Andes against NASA scientists and their state-of-the-art satellite
probe. Tyson shares his excitement with viewers as computer
animation of the big bang's echo emerges on the screen. It's as
close as we can get to a "photograph" of the primordial universe.
Here we glimpse the seeds from which all the galaxies, stars, and
planets eventually grew.

For related articles, interactives, interviews, slide shows, and
more, visit "Origins" online at

http://www.pbs.org/nova/origins/