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The Universe
The Universe
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The Universe

7.9 / 10
2007
9 seasons
88 episodes
Documentary

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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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
Philo
Philo
HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel
HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel
HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel
HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
History
History

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Cast

David Ackroyd

Erik Thompson

Michio Kaku

D

David Brin

A

Alan Guth

M

Michael Cassutt

K

Kim Stanley Robinson

Seasons

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.

  • Secrets of the Sun

    1.Secrets of the Sun

    8.2
    29-05-200745m

    Behold 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.

  • Mars: The Red Planet

    2.Mars: The Red Planet

    8.0
    05-06-200745m

    Visit 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.

  • The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet

    3.The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet

    7.7
    12-06-200745m

    Asteroids, 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...

  • Jupiter: The Giant Planet

    4.Jupiter: The Giant Planet

    7.0
    19-06-200745m

    Jupiter 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...

  • The Moon

    5.The Moon

    8.5
    26-06-200745m

    The 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...

  • Spaceship Earth

    6.Spaceship Earth

    7.5
    10-07-200745m

    Take 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...

  • The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

    7.The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

    7.0
    17-07-200745m

    Examining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.

  • Saturn: Lord of the Rings

    8.Saturn: Lord of the Rings

    8.0
    24-07-200745m

    Are 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...

  • Alien Galaxies

    9.Alien Galaxies

    31-07-200745m

    Our 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.

  • Life and Death of a Star

    10.Life and Death of a Star

    9.0
    07-08-200745m

    Ignited 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...

  • The Outer Planets

    11.The Outer Planets

    8.0
    14-08-200745m

    This 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.

  • The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe

    12.The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe

    7.0
    21-08-200745m

    Take 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...

  • Search for ET

    13.Search for ET

    9.0
    28-08-200745m

    Are 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.

  • Beyond the Big Bang

    14.Beyond the Big Bang

    8.5
    04-09-200790m

    The 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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