Discovery Science's 'Space Month' to hit television screens on 1st March

Discovery Science, India’s only 24-hour channel dedicated to making science programming relevant, accessible and entertaining presents a special line up of programmes dedicating the entire month of March as the SPACE MONTH.  From March 1st, the channel will be airing enthralling series, SECTRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, DEADLIEST SPACE WEATHER AND COSMIC SAFARI, all delving into the mysteries of the universe, mankind’s exploration of space and close encounters of the third kind.

SPACE MONTH takes the viewers on a guided tour of the planets to explore the attractions and hazards of visiting the outlandish planets of the solar system. Beginning March 1, these programmes will air everyday at 9PM only on Discovery Science.

Rahul Johri, Senior VP and General Manager – South Asia and Head of Revenue, Pan-Regional Ad Sales and Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “Discovery Science continues towards presenting unmatchable content to its viewers. The SPACE MONTH will give viewers a never seen glimpse of the cosmos and secrets of our universe that is sure to amaze and inspire them. The surreal look at the real deadly weather of space will leave viewers awestruck and imagining.”

The SPACE MONTH opens with groundbreaking series SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE follows a trail of energy into the power centres of the universe. Each episode visualises these realms using state of the art animations based on both scientific data and the latest supercomputer simulations.

Imagine acid rain that can eat through solid steel, hurricane winds that blow at 1,600 miles per hour, lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than anything on Earth. DEADLIEST SPACE WEATHER through cutting-edge graphics will recreate these extreme weather conditions right here on Earth. Viewers will get to watch the cities disintegrating under a hail of Venus’s deadly acid rain and entire skylines are blown away by Saturn’s violent winds that dwarf any storm in recorded history.

The unprecedented programme COSMIC SAFARI leads viewers on a safari through the planet Earth and into the deepest regions of space.  Anchored in hard science, cinematic graphics take viewers on a tour of the universe. Viewers will also travel through space to witness evolution as scientists believe it might have occurred and meet the possible inhabitants: a walrus-like creature locked in a moon's ice age, a giant insect that thrives in low gravity and a flying jellyfish from a planet of gas.