Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Peter Smith

1. Nova (1974– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Science documentaries about various topics.

Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers

Votes: 3,111

2. The Universe (2007–2015)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.

Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Laura Danly, Clifford V. Johnson

Votes: 5,935

3. Space's Deepest Secrets (2016– )

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

The stories of the men and women who pushed their ingenuity and curiosity beyond the limits to uncover some of the most groundbreaking findings in the history of space exploration.

Stars: David O'Brien, Michelle Thaller, Hakeem Oluseyi, Phil Plait

Votes: 289

4. Naked Science (2004– )

60 min | Documentary, Adventure

Documentary series featuring various subjects related to science and technology.

Stars: Eric Meyers, Michael Izquierdo, Rushmore DeNooyer, Roger Tilling

Votes: 351

5. Destination Mars (2015– )

Not Rated | Documentary

How will humans take the next step into outer space - traveling to Mars not to visit, but to stay?

Stars: Seth Shostak, Sophie Cartman, Tom Butterworth, Bas Lansdorp

Votes: 17

6. Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice (2007 TV Movie)

TV-G | 56 min | Documentary

The Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off to the Red Planet in August 2007. This film chronicles the meticulous preparation through blastoff. The Phoenix Mars Lander scheduled to land on the ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Kleespie | Stars: Peter Smith, Alfred McEwen, Leslie Tamppari, Allan Carswell

7. Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice (2009 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary

A behind-the-scenes look at the Phoenix Mars Mission to land a space probe on the north polar plains of the Red Planet, to investigate the chemistry of the Martian soil and to search for conditions conducive to life.

Director: Tom Kleespie | Stars: Peter Thomas, Ray Arvidson, Guy Beutelschies, William Boynton

8. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Welcome to Mars (2005)

TV-G | 60 min | Documentary

NOVA follows a team of scientists as the monitor the Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Spirit runs into some problems, but Opportunity takes a photograph that may confirm the existence of water on Mars.

Director: Mark Davis | Stars: Mark Adler, Leo Bister, Kevin Burke, Nathalie Cabrol

Votes: 53

9. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Mars: The Red Planet (2007)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

Program recaps the basic knowledge about Mars normally covered in high school.

Director: Tony Long | Stars: Erik Thompson, Kenneth Nealson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Steve Squyres

Votes: 203

10. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Unexplained Mysteries (2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

A few of the astronomical mysteries that bother scientists and the progress toward understanding them are described.

Director: Kevin Barry | Stars: Erik Thompson, Richard Muller, Kim Stanley Robinson, Adrienne Cool

Votes: 88

11. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Is There Life on Mars? (2008)

TV-G | 53 min | Documentary

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Stars: John Coates, Steve Gorevan, Michael Hecht, Andrew Knoll

Votes: 30

12. Naked Science (2004– )
Episode: Hunt for Aliens (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure

Scientists reveal evidence of the existence of alien life. Detailed imaging of an underground ocean on a planetary moon and newly discovered extrasolar planets reveal what contacting alien ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel McCabe | Stars: Debra Fischer, Richard Greenberg, Geoffrey A. Landis, Geoff Marcy

Votes: 13

13. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Ultimate Mars Challenge (2012)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

NOVA will be there for the exhilarating moments after Curiosity's landing on Mars --and for the spectacular discoveries sure to come.

Director: Gail Willumsen | Stars: Lance Lewman, Veronica McGregor, Jim Montgomery, John Grotzinger

Votes: 181

14. Destination Mars (2015– )
Episode: Surviving on Mars (2015)

Not Rated | 11 min | Documentary

From a greenhouse in Holland to a desert landscape in Iceland, scientists are using the earth to tests ways to keep a Mars settlement alive and well. It's the ultimate survival challenge, ... See full summary »

Directors: Ben Blair, Bill Thomas | Stars: Tom Butterworth, Sophie Cartman, Bas Lansdorp, Seth Shostak

15. Space's Deepest Secrets (2016– )
Episode: The Universe's Greatest Hits (2016)

TV-PG | 86 min | Documentary

From the mission that saw Pluto for the first time to the Mars rovers, a new breed of explorers are risking their careers, and even their lives, to lead humanity to worlds we have never seen and tackle the mysteries of life itself.

Director: Joel Pincosy | Stars: Alice Bowman, Ronald Garan, Michael Simon Hall, Matt Heverly

Votes: 29