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What on Earth?
What on Earth?

What on Earth?

—Science Channel's most watched series reveals Earth as it's never been seen before. Illuminating views captured by more than 4,000 orbiting satellites, "What on Earth?" investigates mysteries from strange geological occurrences to weird man-made structures. Every day, the eyes in the sky uncover new mysterious phenomena, and some defy easy explanation. To search for answers, the series combines modern imaging technology with analysis from military and intelligence professionals as well as leading scientists.
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Season 1210 of 10 Episodes

  • Satellite images capture a bizarre pattern of enormous circular clouds obscuring an island in the eastern Atlantic; experts investigate and uncover evidence of an unfolding natural disaster that could potentially threaten millions of lives.

  • Aerial archaeologists use laser imaging to capture a distinct star-shaped pattern carved into the marsh of a Florida swamp; experts investigate and reveal a lost Civil War fort linked to an extraordinary community with a tragic past.

  • Satellite images capture a large compound of abandoned structures that are overgrown with vegetation in Indiana; experts investigate and uncover a derelict WWII munitions factory that played a crucial role in US military history.

  • Aerial drone imaging captures a circular man-made structure that appears to be centuries-old in the remote forests of Aydin, Turkey; experts investigate a lost ancient amphitheater with a history steeped in gladiatorial bloodshed.

  • Satellite images capture a mysterious fortification concealed beneath a patch of woodland in the remote stretches of Norfolk, England; experts investigate rival royal families and a lost castle that was destroyed during a medieval blood feud.

  • Satellite images capture miles of aircraft precisely arranged in the vast Arizona desert; experts investigate the largest aircraft storage facility on Earth and the rotting remains of a defining moment in Cold War history.

  • Satellite images capture an enormous X shape mysteriously carved with precision in the remote Nevada desert; experts investigate a military emergency landing field linked to one of the most astonishing test programs in aviation history.

  • A ghost ship appears overnight on the shores of Ireland; it may help shed light on the fate of vessels claimed by the most notorious patch of ocean on earth.

  • Satellite images capture a mysterious group of pyramid-shaped structures in the arid, desert landscape of Arizona; experts investigate a highly controversial research facility designed to prepare humanity for life on another world.

  • Aerial archaeologists capture a series of mysterious dots buried beneath the remote, frozen landscape of Finnmark, Norway; experts investigate and reveal revolutionary hunting techniques developed by the oldest surviving Norwegian tribe.

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14 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Arctic Hunters of Norway
    Secret Soviet Spacecraft
    Range of Nazi Evil
    Doomsday Lair of Greece
    Mystery of the Welsh Mine
    Riddle of Sardinia Tower
    Circles of the High Kings
    Beasts of the Lost Jungle
    Russia's Lightning Lab
    Poland's Secret Nazi Compound
  • Arctic Hunters of Norway

    Aerial archaeologists capture a series of mysterious dots buried beneath the remote, frozen landscape of Finnmark, Norway; experts investigate and reveal revolutionary hunting techniques developed by the oldest surviving Norwegian tribe.
    Upcoming
  • Secret Soviet Spacecraft

    Satellite images capture a bizarre industrial complex in the remote desert expanse of Kazakhstan; experts investigate and uncover a massive hangar containing the most expensive spacecraft in the history of Soviet-era space exploration.
    Upcoming
  • Range of Nazi Evil

    Satellite images capture dozens of perfectly straight parallel lines hidden in the dense Polish woodlands; experts investigate and uncover a massive WWII military complex once used as a notorious and deadly Nazi weapons training facility.
    Upcoming
  • Doomsday Lair of Greece

    Satellite images capture bizarre structures fenced within a remote mountaintop complex on the Greek island of Kefalonia; experts investigate and discover a network of massive satellites linked to a hidden NATO doomsday communications bunker.
    Upcoming
  • Mystery of the Welsh Mine

    Satellite images capture monumental ruins surrounded by bizarre feather-shaped structures on a Welsh mountaintop; experts investigate a hidden tunnel containing the remains of an abandoned slate mine with an exploitative and deadly past.
    Upcoming
  • Riddle of Sardinia Tower

    Satellite images capture a triangular castle-like tower located on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia; experts investigate the relics of a declining ancient civilization that may have suffered a celestial catastrophe.
    Upcoming
What on Earth?

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Science Channel's most watched series reveals Earth as it's never been seen before. Illuminating views captured by more than 4,000 orbiting satellites, "What on Earth?" investigates mysteries from strange geological occurrences to weird man-made structures. Every day, the eyes in the sky uncover new mysterious phenomena, and some defy easy explanation. To search for answers, the series combines modern imaging technology with analysis from military and intelligence professionals as well as leading scientists.

Starring

Steven Kearney, Klint Janulis, Marc D'Antonio, Mike Capps, Andrew Gough, Seth Porges

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