What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Nova (Tue, 8PM-9PM, PBS [WHYY & WLVT]) - This episode, entitled "Sputnik Declassified," is a look back at the early years of the space race, and includes segments on the launch of Sputnik, the failed attempt by the US to launch a satellite eight weeks later, and the contributions to the US space program by Wernher von Braun, former head of the Nazi rocket program. Secrets of......

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What's new and/or interesting on TV this week. Aliens in America (Mon, 8:30PM-9PM, The CW) - Here's an interesting show premise: a Pakistani Muslim exchange student named Raja comes to a Wisconsin town and is not exactly welcomed with open arms. In fact, in this first episode, his host family have to decide whether to send him back, as they weren't expecting a Muslim. We're betting they decide to keep him. He gets help adjusting......