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How the Universe Works

  • TV-PG
  • 2010–2023
  • 11 seasons
  • Documentary
  • 8.3

A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

Episodes

10 episodes
  1. 1Are Black Holes Real?

    42 minJan 9, 2018

    New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work and what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.

  2. 2Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

    42 minJan 16, 2018

    Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life.

  3. 3Dark History of the Solar System

    42 minJan 23, 2018

    Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.

  4. 4Death of the Milky Way

    42 minJan 30, 2018

    The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.

  5. 5Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

    42 minFeb 6, 2018

    Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.

  6. 6Secret History of Mercury

    42 minFeb 13, 2018

    Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret a dangerous secret that might one day threaten life on Earth.

  7. 7The Quasar Enigma

    42 minFeb 20, 2018

    Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.

  8. 8Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

    42 minFeb 27, 2018

    Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

  9. 9War on Asteroids

    42 minMar 6, 2018

    Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.

  10. 10Mystery of Spacetime

    42 minMar 13, 2018

    Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end.

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Series cast

Mike RoweNarrator38 episodes
Michelle ThallerHerself25 episodes
Phil PlaitHimself25 episodes
Nina LanzaSelf - Planetary Scientist19 episodes
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi19 episodes
Moogega Cooper19 episodes
Jani RadebaughSelf - Planetary Scientist19 episodes
Dan DurdaSelf - Planetary Scientist19 episodes
Kevin J. Walsh19 episodes
Paul M SutterSelf - Astrophysicist19 episodes
Erik DellumsHimself - Narrator17 episodes
Chris MckaySelf - Astrobiologist10 episodes
Carly HowettSelf - Planetary Scientist10 episodes
Amber StraughnSelf - Astrophysicist10 episodes
Max TegmarkSelf - Theoretical Physicist10 episodes
Alex PhilippenkoSelf - Astrophysicis10 episodes
Katie FreeseSelf - Cosmologist10 episodes
Grant TremblaySelf - Astrophysicist10 episodes

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