Synopsis

Despite forty years of flybys, orbiters, landers, and rovers, the search for life on Mars remains as compelling as ever. *NOVA* journeys behind the scenes of NASA's most recent missions to the Red Planet, revealing fresh evidence and formidable obstacles in the pursuit of this fundamental question. With unprecedented access to the NASA Phoenix and Mars Exploration Rover missions, *NOVA* offers a glimpse into the work of scientists and engineers orchestrating spacecraft operations from millions o