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{{Short description|American popular science public television program (since 1974)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Nova pbs program.svg
| camera =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator = Michael Ambrosino
| developer = Michael Ambrosino
| executive_producer = [[Paula S. Apsell|Paula Apsell]] (senior)<br />Julia Cort<br />Chris Schmidt
| company = [[WGBH-TV]]
| starring =
| theme_music_composer = {{Plain list|
* [[Walter Werzowa]]
*
* [[Musikvergnuegen|Musikvergnuegen, Inc.]]
* [[Ray Loring]] (additional)
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1974|3|3}}
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes =
| list_episodes = List of Nova episodes
| related = ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]''<br />''[[Nova ScienceNow]]''
}}
'''''Nova''''' (
▲'''''Nova''''' (styled as '''''NOVΛ''''') is an American [[popular science]] television program produced by [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] since 1974. It is broadcast on [[PBS]] in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Nova |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/about/ |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203033508/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/about/ |archive-date=2006-02-03}}</ref> The program has won many major television awards.<ref name="broadcast awards">{{cite web | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/about/tvaw.html | title=Broadcast Awards Listed by Date | publisher=PBS | access-date=2008-01-23}}</ref>
''Nova'' often includes interviews with scientists doing research in the subject areas covered and occasionally includes footage of a particular discovery. Some episodes have focused on the history of science. Examples of topics covered include the following: <!-- this list was generated using the "What links here" list -->
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== Reception ==
Rob Owen of ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' wrote, "Fascinating and gripping."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Rob |date=2007-11-13 |title=Tuned In: Dover case presented in dramatic special |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2007/11/13/Tuned-In-Dover-case-presented-in-dramatic-special/stories/200711130188 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref> Alex Strachan of ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' wrote,"TV for people who don't normally watch TV."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strachan |first=Alex |date=2011-02-09 |title=Producer calls it smartest night on TV |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/times-colonist/20110209/285812894891158 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Calgary Herald |via=PressReader}}</ref> Lynn Elber of the [[Associated Press]] wrote of the episode "[[The Fabric of the Cosmos#Adaptation|The Fabric of the Cosmos]]", "Mind-blowing TV."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elber |first=Lynn |date=2011-11-01 |title='Fabric of the Cosmos' takes viewers on wild ride |url=https://www.today.com/news/fabric-cosmos-takes-viewers-wild-ride-wbna45128177 |access-date=2022-06-05 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Futon Critic]]'' wrote of the episode "Looking for Life on Mars", "Astounding [and] exhilarating."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-19 |title=Nova 'Looking for Life on Mars' Goes Inside the Mission to Search for Life on the Red Planet |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/02/19/nova-looking-for-life-on-mars-goes-inside-the-mission-to-search-for-life-on-the-red-planet-334412/20210219pbs01/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
==Awards==
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In 1998, the National Science Board of the [[National Science Foundation]] awarded ''Nova'' its first-ever Public Service Award.<ref name="broadcast awards" />
==References==
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[[Category:American educational television series]]
[[Category:Emmy Award-winning programs]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Nova (American TV program)| ]]
[[Category:PBS original programming]]
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