# NOVA PBS Official: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-02, NOVA PBS Official has 1,540,000 subscribers, 288,608,280 total views, and 1,606 videos. It ranks #44,039 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [NOVA PBS Official](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for NOVA PBS Official is “Spooky Truth about Quantum Computers \| What the Physics?!”, a long-form video published Oct 29, 2026.
- These are NOVA PBS Official’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Sep 10, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026 (21 long-form videos and 27 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 28,324. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “New Dwarf Planet Hiding in Our Solar System? \| NOVA \| PBS” (2,754,733 views, Oct 27, 2026). Least viewed: “Can dogs tell jokes? #dog #jokes #animals #science #podcast” (5,451 views, Oct 1, 2026).
- Median length: 15:52 for 21 long-form videos; 1:38 for 27 Shorts.
- In this sample, NOVA PBS Official’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 5 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 2, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spooky Truth about Quantum Computers \| What the Physics?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/VUjS4qrDwRg/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 78,689 | 6:45 | 1.35x |
| [Strength in numbers #evolution #ants #documentary #science #nature](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/4uiiYCeyEpQ/) | 2026-10-29 | Short | 7,680 | 1:30 | - |
| [Evolution's Weirdest Creatures \| Full Documentary \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/aISS6DjVHo4/) | 2026-10-29 | Long-form | 88,421 | 54:01 | - |
| [The Moon is a planet? #planet #dwarfplanet #moon #space #podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/nqwl8aiGFok/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 27,757 | 1:25 | 1.76x |
| [New dwarf planet in our Solar System? #space #astronomy #dwarfplanet #telescope #science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/NL7Pds7KGh4/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 28,891 | 1:59 | 1.77x |
| [New Dwarf Planet Hiding in Our Solar System? \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/8NIwXWwKOpw/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 2,754,733 | 6:53 | 52.72x |
| [Scientists still can’t explain this color #foliage #autumn #fall #leaves #science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/LYVfsL2hMq8/) | 2026-10-24 | Short | 19,885 | 1:19 | 1.3x |
| [The anus: an origin story #poop #evolution #digestion #documentary #science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/HilQq5iNJuY/) | 2026-10-23 | Short | 29,818 | 1:42 | 2.45x |
| [How big are earthquakes? #earthquake #geology #geophysics #science #podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/XsTfas0_gwo/) | 2026-10-22 | Short | 8,856 | 1:48 | - |
| [Interview: Can Humans Cause Earthquakes? with John Shaw \| Particles of Thought](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/MCg-EZAHTcE/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 32,705 | 49:44 | - |
| [The Bizarre Mutations That Allow Us to Eat \| Full Documentary \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/TIITTjlG3Zk/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 132,012 | 54:02 | - |
| [What’s hidden in these tide pools? #lowtide #nudibranch #marinebiology #marinebiodiversity #slugs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/RzJKXPhZXxg/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 12,673 | 1:39 | - |
| [Is oxygen magnetic? #experiment #science #physics #oxygen #magnet](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/CuDy1FVMlWc/) | 2026-10-16 | Short | 21,088 | 2:45 | 1.63x |
| [Does Electricity Move Instantly? \| What the Physics?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/Scs_Y65Ve2c/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 49,994 | 5:57 | - |
| [The ancient dolphin relative that could walk #evolution #dolphin #whale #animals #science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/B5gCFZJLhaQ/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 12,487 | 1:26 | - |
| [Evolution: Brain Power \| Full Documentary \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/lsjrRvCXu24/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 161,346 | 53:50 | - |
| [That time the U.S. nuked space #nuclear #nuclearweapons #space #satellite #documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/S3E0tx1jtCg/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 94,521 | 1:47 | 6.51x |
| [The hidden history of rivercane #indigenous #choctaw #ecology #history](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/uYwvSYYDWtQ/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 7,443 | 1:58 | - |
| [How to Build Your Own Heat-Regulating Hogan \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/9gPZghATAeM/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 635,807 | 9:11 | 7.52x |
| [Flying a plane through a hurricane #hurricane #aviation #weather #science #meteorology](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/cMB0GFBg82I/) | 2026-10-10 | Short | 26,491 | 1:52 | 2.07x |
| [Space Lasers? Anti-Satellite Missiles? The Future is Now \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/O3QQ51dH0MY/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 156,605 | 10:42 | 1.85x |
| [Native science has been tested for generations #indigenous #science #oklahoma #choctaw #river](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/NP1styVrAGM/) | 2026-10-09 | Short | 8,897 | 1:10 | - |
| [Her software helped put humans on the Moon #space #stem #womeninstem #softwareengineer #apollo](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/HnFVngIUSAs/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 10,357 | 1:56 | - |
| [How powerful is fusion? #fusion #nuclear #energy #power #podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/UP24yPQ0EQc/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 13,615 | 1:11 | 1.06x |
| [Interview: The Fusion Future with Dennis Whyte \| Particles of Thought](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/mu1T0vFeD1w/) | 2026-10-08 | Long-form | 128,464 | 1:30:22 | 2.21x |
| [When the Earth Swallows You Whole \| Full Documentary \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/QYNogDijAYI/) | 2026-10-08 | Long-form | 589,807 | 54:10 | - |
| [The chaotic final descent of Apollo 11 #worldspaceweek #space #apollo11 #moon #neilarmstrong](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/nCztEV-fhgs/) | 2026-10-05 | Short | 5,560 | 1:38 | - |
| [This masterpiece is around 37,000 years old #chauvetcave #caveart #art #stoneage #earlyhumans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/4suUoev42Bo/) | 2026-10-02 | Short | 22,324 | 1:06 | 1.74x |
| [Does Notre Dame Still Sound the Same? \| What the Physics?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/RawuQJadkX0/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 40,538 | 6:09 | - |
| [Can dogs tell jokes? #dog #jokes #animals #science #podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/h23iKc7yn0Y/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 5,451 | 1:10 | - |
| [This Secret Cave Could Change How We See Early Humans \| Full Documentary \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/Z8RQwJ9tGDo/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 686,833 | 54:08 | - |
| [Can You Stop a Genetic Disease Before a Baby Is Born? \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/GSgxgsRPXUw/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 106,684 | 15:52 | 1.61x |
| [Do pendulums move in a straight line? #physics #foucault #coriolis #science #pendulum](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/qVud2LjEGo8/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 22,378 | 1:36 | 2.06x |
| [Will Earth’s continents collide again? #pangea #continents #continentaldrift #science #stem](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/TV62tcUgqA4/) | 2026-09-26 | Short | 16,014 | 1:38 | 1.67x |
| [Navigating the subarctic using stars that move sideways #navigation #stars #dene #science #northpole](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/2AG6qjSiDAQ/) | 2026-09-25 | Short | 12,163 | 1:45 | 1.27x |
| [Floating Peanut Test: Apes vs Kids #primate #cognitivescience #test #stem #podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/8pLApAP3iDo/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 9,604 | 0:57 | - |
| [Interview: What Are Dogs Saying? with Federico Rossano \| Particles of Thought](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/XS3grn2h6DQ/) | 2026-09-24 | Long-form | 44,848 | 1:19:52 | - |
| [No GPS. No Compass. Navigating the Subarctic Wilderness \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/r3x--geJngE/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 53,530 | 10:02 | - |
| [This Ancient Practice Could Prevent Wildfires \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/HwV2o8sp4BM/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 131,329 | 8:10 | 1.31x |
| [Giant exploding sinkholes? #sinkhole #crater #geology](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/p0dnTBrudgc/) | 2026-09-18 | Short | 832,123 | 2:57 | 69.69x |
| [Falling in space vs. Falling on Earth #physics #space #velocity](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/wqQAohLiAQI/) | 2026-09-17 | Short | 8,792 | 1:13 | - |
| [The Weird Physics of Terminal Velocity \| What the Physics?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/EhiB8YvpNNQ/) | 2026-09-17 | Long-form | 69,889 | 5:53 | - |
| [The Last 10%: The Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/HcM2lvcf4eA/) | 2026-09-16 | Long-form | 25,541 | 18:07 | - |
| [What Lies Hidden Beneath the Amazon Rainforest? \| NOVA \| PBS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/LuoOvKBQfSs/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 350,861 | 11:13 | 1.88x |
| [The secret to the Mona Lisa smile #monalisa #opticalillusion #davinci #vision #science](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/qZxK7RUi6QQ/) | 2026-09-15 | Short | 9,507 | 1:29 | - |
| [How do we know the universe is expanding? #universe #space #hubble #science #how](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/QzIvTGa57Q8/) | 2026-09-11 | Short | 13,938 | 1:48 | 1.01x |
| [Responding on 9/11 #september11 #marines #pentagon #september11th #podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/WlOrSwLe9Ws/) | 2026-09-10 | Short | 5,665 | 2:20 | - |
| [Interview: How to Save The “Doomsday Glacier” with Brent Minchew \| Particles of Thought](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@novapbs/videos/NDMYGOkRWm8/) | 2026-09-10 | Long-form | 52,074 | 1:29:08 | - |

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