The Universe
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
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An exhilarating voyage through the cosmos, from the farthest planets and stars in our solar system, back to the familiar face of our moon. Witness the sun's birth at the dawn of our solar system, and its death, billions of years in the future; explore the possibility of a human settlement on Mars; and learn about the devastating threats posed by the meteorites, comets, and asteroids that routinely collide with Earth.
1.Secrets of the Sun
8.229-05-200745 minBehold the sun and all of it's glory. Learn all things about the sun ranging from its beginning to its death. Also learn about how stars work in general and MUCH MUCH more.
2.Mars: The Red Planet
8.305-06-200745 minVisit the planet most like Earth. There is a discussion of what life on Mars would be like and about the life forms that could've evolved there.
3.The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
8.012-06-200745 minAsteroids, comets, gamma ray bursts and the sun all combine to make the Earth a dangerous place to live. NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the lates...
4.Jupiter: The Giant Planet
8.019-06-200745 minJupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini...
5.The Moon
8.026-06-200745 minThe moon has comforted man for thousands of years. It's been everything from a god to a compass, and the only cosmic body human beings have ever visited. NASA is planning to buil...
6.Spaceship Earth
7.310-07-200745 minTake a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth... A survivor of one of the most violent "neighborhoods" in the Universe, learn how Ear...
7.The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
8.517-07-200745 minExamining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.
8.Saturn: Lord of the Rings
9.024-07-200745 minAre the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion? Technology allows the experts to get closer to the furthest planet visible to the naked eye. Old qu...
9.Alien Galaxies
10.031-07-200745 minOur galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe. View of universe through the Hubble telescope and go back almost all the way to the Big Bang.
10.Life and Death of a Star
9.007-08-200745 minIgnited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas--the bigg...
11.The Outer Planets
9.014-08-200745 minThis episode details outer lying planets and their moons. Included will be Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Using CGI, we will also see what alien life might look like on other worlds.
12.The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
7.021-08-200745 minTake a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super black holes can literally lasso Earth out of the solar system. A clash betwe...
13.Search for ET
9.028-08-200745 minAre we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for signals.
14.Beyond the Big Bang
8.504-09-20071h 30mThe universe began with a massive expansion, billions and billions of years ago, and it continues to expand with every passing second. The idea that the universe, and man's very ex...
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