How the Universe Works

Season 4

TV-G
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.
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8 Episodes
  • How the Universe Built Your Car
    E1
    How the Universe Built Your CarBeneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.
  • Earth, Venus's Evil Twin
    E2
    Earth, Venus's Evil TwinThere is a hellish planet in our solar system; covered in thick dense clouds and roasted by colossal temperatures. Incredibly this is a vision of Earth's future. To understand how our world will be destroyed we need to look at Earth's evil twin Venus.
  • Monster Black Hole
    E3
    Monster Black HoleA look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.
  • Edge of the Solar System
    E4
    Edge of the Solar SystemGiant magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide, bizarre invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits. All this and more could be inside our cosmic backyard, and effecting our lives on Earth.
  • Dawn Of Life
    E5
    Dawn Of LifeWe're on the verge of unconvering the how life on Earth came to be. Our origin is a hotly contested scientific debate. Did we come from strange volcanic hatcheries deep under the sea? Or did life on Earth come from another planet?
  • Secret History of the Moon
    E6
    Secret History of the MoonOur Moon is stranger than you think, and we reveal its incredible secrets. Can we thank the Moon for life on Earth? What explains the mysterious tunnels beneath its surface? Is a lunar base the key to humanity's future in space?
  • The First Oceans
    E7
    The First OceansScientists have struggled to find a plausible process to get water into Earth's orbit to create our oceans. The predominate theories including comets, asteroids and a wayward Jupiter are explored within the constraints required by Earth history,
  • Forces of Mass Construction
    E8
    Forces of Mass ConstructionThere's a mysterious force you can't see or touch, but it affects everything in the universe. Magnetism has shaped our cosmos, and without it, Creation would simply disintegrate. We follow scientists trying to understand how this strange force works.
 
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