About this season
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 (8)
1. How the Universe Built Your Car
Aired 14 July 2015 • 42 min
Beneath 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.
2. Earth, Venus's Evil Twin
8.0Aired 21 July 2015 • 42 min
An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.
3. Monster Black Hole
Aired 28 July 2015 • 42 min
A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.
4. Edge of the Solar System
9.0Aired 4 August 2015 • 42 min
Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.
5. Dawn Of Life
Aired 11 August 2015 • 42 min
Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.
6. Secret History of the Moon
Aired 18 August 2015 • 42 min
The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.
7. The First Oceans
Aired 25 August 2015 • 42 min
For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.
8. Forces of Mass Construction
Aired 1 September 2015 • 42 min
Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.