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How the Universe Works (2010)

2010 US 11 Seasons 93 Episodes

Documentary

Overview

Exploring the vastness of the cosmos, this documentary series delves into the origins and mechanics of the universe, spanning from the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. It serves as an enlightening guide for those who gaze at the night sky with curiosity, seeking to understand the intricate connections that bind everything together. Each episode offers captivating insights into the universe’s wonders, making complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging for viewers of all backgrounds.

Cast

Phil Plait Michelle Thaller Mike Rowe

7. Solar Systems

1. Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life

2. Megastorms - The Winds of Creation

3. Exoplanets - Planets from Hell

4. Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms

5. Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation

6. Comets - Frozen Wanderers

7. Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were

8. Birth of the Earth

1. Journey from the Center of the Sun

2. The End of the Universe

3. Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?

4. First Second of the Big Bang

5. Is Saturn Alive?

6. Weapons of Mass Extinction

7. Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?

8. Our Voyage to the Stars

9. The Search for a Second Earth

1. How the Universe Built Your Car

2. Earth, Venus's Evil Twin

3. Monster Black Hole

4. Edge of the Solar System

5. Dawn Of Life

6. Secret History of the Moon

7. The First Oceans

8. Forces of Mass Construction

1. Most Amazing Discoveries

2. Mystery of Planet 9

3. Black Holes: The Secret Origin

4. Secret History of Pluto

5. Stars That Kill

6. The Universe's Deadliest

7. Life and Death on the Red Planet

8. The Dark Matter Enigma

9. Strangest Alien Worlds

1. Are Black Holes Real?

2. Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

3. Dark History of the Solar System

4. Death of the Milky Way

5. Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

6. Secret History of Mercury

7. The Quasar Enigma

8. Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

9. War on Asteroids

10. Mystery of Spacetime

1. Nightmares of Neutron Stars

2. When Supernovas Strike

3. The Interstellar Mysteries

4. How Black Holes Made Us

5. Secret World of Nebulas

6. Did the Big Bang Really Happen?

7. Battle of the Dark Universe

8. Hunt for Alien Life

9. Finding the New Earth

10. Cassini's Final Secrets

1. Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat

2. NASA's Journey to Mars

3. Hunt for Alien Evidence

4. Death of the Last Stars

5. Secrets of Time Travel

6. When NASA Met Jupiter

7. Edge of the Universe

8. Monsters of the Milky Way

9. Earth's Death Orbit

1. Journey to a Black Hole

2. Mission to a Comet

3. Secrets Of The Sun

4. Aliens of the Microcosmos

5. Curse of the White Dwarf

6. War of the Galaxies

7. The Next Supernova

8. Secret Lives Of Neutrinos

9. Birth of Monster Black Holes

10. Gravitational Waves Revealed

11. Mystery of Alien Worlds

1. Secrets of the Cosmic Web

2. Curse of the Cosmic Rays

3. Hunt for Dark Matter

4. Dark History of Earth

5. Hunt for the Universe's Origin

6. Voyager's Ultimate Mission

1. The Moons of Saturn

2. A Robot's Guide to Mars

3. Most Violent Event in the Universe

4. Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe

5. Solar System Special