Seasons & Episodes
The Sun
Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our lo
Mercury
The most comprehensive portrait ever of this scorched little planet. Takes a look at double sunrises, craters, cracks an
Venus
Looking at the planetary hell beneath the clouds, the poisonous, crushing atmosphere, seating heats, volcanoes and a run
Earth
The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate,
Moon (aka Luna)
The story of the Moon and its birth from collisions, its influence on Earth, Apollo landings and the recent discovery of
Mars
Could cold arid Mars be the next place we land? Looking at polar caps, volcanoes, the biggest canyon ever seen and the p
Jupiter
Bigger than the other planets combined, Jupiter is a turbulent gas giant with 16 moons. We take a voyage through this mi
Saturn
Exploring the many rings and moons of this exotic gas cloud and a preview of a landing on Titan, a moon like primitive E
Uranus and Neptune
The outer giants. Uranus has a crazy tilt and a chaotic moon called Miranda and Neptune with tempests and a moon spurtin
Realm of the Comets
Looking at comets and where they originate, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt and the possibility that Pluto isn't a pl
Earth Patrol
Launched into Earth orbit, these are the satellites that monitor the health of our planet. Looking at the ozone, the mel
Space Frontier
Human space exploration, from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of space to the race for the Moon and the Apollo landings.
High Life
Living and working in space, triumphs, tragedies and everyday practicalities on the Russian space-station Mir and Americ
Robots
A look at our scouts in the Solar System. Probes that trail-blaze on Mars, plunge into Jupiter and land on Saturn's moon
Where Next?
The possibility of a spaceport in Earth orbit, the colonisation of the Moon and Mars, the taming of Venus, plus an eleva
Breakthrough!
From the ancient sky-watchers of Babylon to space-age cosmology, the story of astronomy featuring Copernicus, Kepler, Ga
Aurorae and Eclipses
Taking a look at celestial shows, how the solar wind conjures an aurora, lunar and solar eclipses explained and a recent
Impact!
Exploring the threats of comets and asteroids and what would happen if the space rock that slew the dinosaurs hit New Yo
Light Fantastic
Visible light reveals only part of the Universe. We look at how other wavelengths fill out the picture, from gamma-rays
Life Quest
Is there life elsewhere in the Solar System? Could life be sustained on Jupiter's moon Europa or even Saturn's moon Tita
Milky Way
Our galaxy explored and light years explained. Looking at the life and death of stars, supernovae and the clouds where s
Hubble's Eye
After astronauts fix its faulty optics, the Hubble Space Telescope peers back through time to the depths of the cosmos.
Infinity
Looking at the structure of the Universe, galaxies, clusters, strands and how we measure to a nearby galaxy and to the f
Big Bang, Big Crunch
The theory of the Big Bang explained and how from that cataclysmic explosion the Universe continues to expand, but will
Black Holes, Dark Matter
Although invisible, black holes betray their presence, which is the same with dark matter: the missing 90% of the Univer
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