Science · To Be Determined

How the Universe Works

2010 · Rated 8.5/10

Last aired: S11 E5, Solar System Special · 2023-04-02

How the Universe Works is the greatest story ever told, the creation of everything us. The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a miniscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today.

Cast

Hakeem Oluseyi Astrophysicist

James S. Bullock Astrophysicist

Paul M. Sutter Astrophysicist

Erik Todd Dellums Narrator

Mike Rowe Narrator

Richard Lintern Narrator

Phil Plait Astronomer

Kevin Walsh Astronomer

Michelle Thaller Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Nina Lanza Planetary Scientist

Dr. Moogega Cooper Planetary Protection Engineer

Dan Durda Astrophysicist / Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute

Lawrence Krauss Cosmologist / Theoretical Physicist, Arizona State University

Jani Radebaugh Planetary Scientist and Geologist

Michio Kaku Theoretical Physicist, City University of New York

Season 11

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11

E1 The Moons of Saturn 2023-03-05 · 60 min Discover how Saturn's moons could rewrite the rules of the Solar System.

E2 A Robot's Guide to Mars 2023-03-12 · 60 min Mars is infested with robots, orbiting the planet and roaming the Martian surface on a mission to uncover its secrets; now, Perseverance joins this dedicated group of machines to uncover if there is, or was ever, life on the Red Planet.

E3 Most Violent Event in the Universe 2023-03-19 · 60 min The collision of two supermassive black holes is the most violent event that can occur in the universe. Experts explore where a black hole's energy originates and what really happens when the two most powerful objects in the cosmos clash.

E4 Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe 2023-03-26 · 60 min In a fictional scenario set in 2029, an asteroid hurtling towards Earth at 40,000 mph will reduce New York to ashes; examining the hypothetical, experts weigh in to determine what could happen and how it might be stopped.

E5 Solar System Special 2023-04-02 · 120 min Exploring new discoveries that rewrite the history of the Solar System, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the Sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

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