The Universe

4,10

2007

7.9 / 10

Episodes

EP 1: Death Stars

Season 4 opens with an exploration of dying stars, the process where stars become supernovas, and, occasionally, become the bigges...

EP 2: The Day the Moon Was Gone

Without the moon, Earth would be a very different and desolate place today--four hours of sunlight with pitch-black nights, steady...

EP 3: It Fell From Space

Every year, thousands of objects both natural and manmade plummet through our atmosphere and crash into the Earth. These menacing ...

EP 4: Biggest Blasts

An examination of the most powerful explosions and blasts in the universe. Includes a look at the Mexico's Yucatán peninsula and t...

EP 5: The Hunt for Ringed Planets

They are breathtaking, lethal and a constant source of surprise. The stunning rings of Saturn have mesmerized countless scientists...

EP 6: 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth

Experts cook up ways you could destroy the Earth, including swallowing it with a black hole, blowing it up with anti-matter, hurli...

EP 7: The Search for Cosmic Clusters

They are the one-stop-shopping places for learning all about the nature and variety of stars in the Universe. They're unique, beca...

EP 8: Space Wars

Outer space is already an essential part of America's ability to fight wars. Our military depends on satellites for many things, s...

EP 9: Liquid Universe

On alien planets, they rain from the sky as scalding iron. On distant moons, even at hundreds of degrees below zero, they slosh ar...

EP 11: Science Fiction, Science Fact

Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers--they are all staples of science fiction books, movies, and TV shows. But the fanta...

EP 12: Extreme Energy

Ours is a universe of energy, from powerful jets ejected from black holes to the raw nuclear fury of our Sun. But, the total amoun...

Overview

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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Episodes >>

Death Stars

Episode 1

Season 4 opens with an exploration of dying stars, the process where stars becom...

The Day the Moon Was Gone

Episode 2

Without the moon, Earth would be a very different and desolate place today--four...

It Fell From Space

Episode 3

Every year, thousands of objects both natural and manmade plummet through our at...

Biggest Blasts

Episode 4

An examination of the most powerful explosions and blasts in the universe. Inclu...

The Hunt for Ringed Planets

Episode 5

They are breathtaking, lethal and a constant source of surprise. The stunning ri...

10 Ways to Destroy the Earth

Episode 6

Experts cook up ways you could destroy the Earth, including swallowing it with a...

The Search for Cosmic Clusters

Episode 7

They are the one-stop-shopping places for learning all about the nature and vari...

Space Wars

Episode 8

Outer space is already an essential part of America's ability to fight wars. Our...

Liquid Universe

Episode 9

On alien planets, they rain from the sky as scalding iron. On distant moons, eve...

Pulsars & Quasars

Episode 10

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Science Fiction, Science Fact

Episode 11

Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers--they are all staples of science ...

Extreme Energy

Episode 12

Ours is a universe of energy, from powerful jets ejected from black holes to the...