Nearly 40 years after Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin enthralled the nation when they became the first men to land on the moon, lunar exploration has returned to the headlines as new information is being uncovered about the birth of our solar system. With stunning footage from the Kaguya lunar orbiter, Direct from the Moon reveals images of the moon and Earth in spectacular detail like never seen before. Featuring Buzz Aldrin and NASA scientists, Direct from the Moon explores the past, present and future of lunar expeditions from the Apollo missions to the challenges involved with establishing a lunar outpost and innovations under way that will inspire the next generation of space exploration.

Two-thousand years ago, a series of events changed history and gave birth to Christianity. According to the Gospels, was crucified, resurrected and ascended into heaven. But how much is legend and how much is truth? Join National Geographic for a fascinating journey back to ancient Jerusalem. There, they investigate the disappearance of Jesus Christ after his death and attempt to gain new insight hidden within the diverse accounts of his resurrection that may ultimately shed new light on the mystery of Easter.

Megastructures takes an eye-popping look at some of the greatest structures and machines ever created. Get inside these superstructures, and uncover the cogs, gears, bells, and whistles that make them work. Go behind-the-scenes with National Geographic, and learn about all the stops and starts that went into creating these engineering triumphs and the seemingly simple construction materials that take them from idea to incredible.

Australia: Land of Parrots explores the spectacular and bizarre behavior of Australia's wild parrots and cockatoos across the varied landscapes of the island continent. In the tropical rain forests of northern Australia the female Eclectus Parrot defies every rule in the evolutionary rule book. Instead of being drab, like most female birds, she's brightly colored. Meanwhile the decade-long drought in the center of Australia has broken and budgerigars gather to breed. Time is short – they quickly pair up, lay eggs and rear their young, all in the space of a few months. Parrots are very adaptable, the southern coast of Australia is battered by fierce weather yet Rock Parrots live along the shoreline. Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Little Corellas and galahs have been quick to take advantage of opportunities arising from modern farming. With food and water easily available, their populations have exploded, causing havoc for farmers.

In May 2007, a nearly perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth appears on the shore of a remote Siberian river. 10,000 years after her species became extinct she is in amazing condition and unlike any other animal ever dug out of the frozen earth. Her name is Lyuba. She was one month old. And now, thanks to breakthrough science, she will yield the details of her life and be preserved for the ages. National Geographic follows an international forensic investigation into her life and death, traveling from Siberia's Far North to sites across the globe. Interweaving cutting-edge science with Arctic adventure featuring a nomad, a daring mammoth hunter and a team of scientists, Waking the Baby Mammoth unlocks secrets of the Ice Age and unveils the latest innovations in woolly mammoth research.

When ancient architects completed construction on the Great Pyramid at Giza, they left behind the greatest riddle of the engineering world—how did builders lift limestone blocks weighing an average of two and a half tons 480 feet up onto the top of the Pyramid? For centuries, adventurers and Egyptologists have crawled through every passageway and chamber of the Pyramid, measuring and collecting data in an attempt to determine how it was built.
For the first time, a revolutionary theory argues that the answer may be inside the Pyramid. National Geographic follows renowned experts as they find surprising evidence to support this intriguing new theory.

Along the wild edges of the Earth, against a stunning backdrop of aerial, underwater, and wildlife photography, evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi leads us on an unforgettable journey retracing the adventure—and uncovering the evidence—that inspired Darwin's revolutionary work, On The Origin of Species. Using Darwin's own diary and field notes, Armand goes beyond the Galapagos to explore forgotten shores to witness the very creatures, fossils, and places that captivated the young naturalist's imagination—and changed the world forever.

The naval base at Guantanamo Bay secured a place in the annals of history when the first wave of detainees from America's War on Terror—men dubbed "the worst of the worst"—arrived in 2002. A symbol of freedom protected or freedom tragically betrayed, the controversies of Guantanamo embody the thorny issues of America's fight against an enemy that wears no uniform, has no address and will declare no armistice, and an administration's battle to keep prisoners beyond the reach of due process in American courts. The goings-on inside the wire encircling this highly classified camp have been a closely held government secret—until now.

Even though they are frequently seen flanking presidential convoys in their trademark dark suits and sunglasses, little is truly known about the insulated world of the United States Secret Service. National Geographic's Inside series delves deep into the inner workings of the secretive organization for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the upper echelons of national security.

Allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. According to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the devil. There is no other manuscript like it. It contains a combination of texts that exist nowhere else.It is a most peculiar, strange, haunting, fascinating, large, bizarre, inexplicable object. And behind it all there's a diabolical driving force. A single, sinister figure. Satan.

Genre: Documentary

Based on the book, Illicit, by Dr. Moises Naim—highly acclaimed editor of Foreign Policy Magazine—this TV special explores the onslaught of illicit activities exploding worldwide and the consequences of globalization—spurring arms trafficking and human smuggling to money laundering and music bootlegging.

Herod the Great, king of the Holy Land during the time of Christ, is best known for the Massacre of the Innocents: the Book of Matthew's account of the slaughter of Bethlehem's male infants. But Herod's bloody reputation has always hidden another side of one of the Bible's greatest villains. He was an architectural mastermind of breathtaking proportions. Herod built more and larger monuments than virtually anyone in ancient times, perhaps in all time.

The Harley-Davidson V-Rod can go from 0 to 96km/hour in 3.52 seconds. Have you ever wondered how these magnificent two-wheelers are constructed? Here's a preview of how the revolutionary and iconic Harleys are made, at the Harley-Davidson factory in Kansas City.

Megastructures takes an eye-popping look at some of the greatest structures and machines ever created. Get inside these superstructures, and uncover the cogs, gears, bells, and whistles that make them work. Go behind-the-scenes with National Geographic, and learn about all the stops and starts that went into creating these engineering triumphs and the seemingly simple construction materials that take them from idea to incredible.

The episode profiles the C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest aircrafts in the world, and the operations of the crew of the mega-plane. The episode includes a look at how the C-5 Galaxy transports millitary equipment over to the troops in Iraq from America’s Dover Air Force Base.