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How the Universe Works

8.3TV-PG

SeriesDocumentary201011 Seasons

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.

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  1. 1Big BangApr 25, 2010 · 42m · ★ 7.7The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a minuscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today.
  2. 2Black HolesMay 2, 2010 · 42m · ★ 7.8Black Holes, the most powerful destroyers in the Universe, the most mysterious phenomena in the heavens. For years they were only speculation, now modern astronomy is proving them frighteningly real and showing that they may well shape everything we see.
  3. 3GalaxiesMay 10, 2010 · 42m · ★ 7.8The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today.
  4. 4StarsMay 10, 2010 · 42m · ★ 7.8Examining the birth of stars, and how their creation changed the cosmos for ever, leading to planets and life itself.
  5. 5SupernovasMay 17, 2010 · 42m · ★ 8.0Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang, these explosions are where creation and destruction meet. Only now have we begun to understand how these wonders in our sky work.
  6. 6PlanetsMay 17, 2010 · 42m · ★ 7.6There are just eight planets in our solar system, but there could be a hundred billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone. This show follows the journey of planets as they grow from grains of dust to the magnificently diverse worlds we see today.
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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.

Genres
Documentary
Status
Ended
First aired
April 25, 2010
Last aired
April 2, 2023
Seasons
11
Episodes
93
Episode length
42m
Language
English
Countries
United States of America
Networks
Science, Discovery
Production
Discovery
  • Mike RoweNarrator
  • Michelle ThallerHerself
  • Phil PlaitHimself
  • NNina LanzaSelf - Planetary Scientist
  • Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
  • MMoogega Cooper
  • JJani RadebaughSelf - Planetary Scientist
  • Dan DurdaSelf - Planetary Scientist
  • Kevin J. Walsh
  • PPaul M SutterSelf - Astrophysicist
  • Erik DellumsHimself - Narrator
  • CChris MckaySelf - Astrobiologist
  • Carly HowettSelf - Planetary Scientist
  • AAmber StraughnSelf - Astrophysicist
  • MMax TegmarkSelf - Theoretical Physicist
  • AAlex PhilippenkoSelf - Astrophysicis
  • KKatie FreeseSelf - Cosmologist
  • GGrant TremblaySelf - Astrophysicist
  • CChiara MingarelliSelf - Astrophysicist
  • James S. Bullock

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    • Season 12010 · 8 episodes
    • Season 22012 · 8 episodes
    • Season 32014 · 9 episodes
    • Season 42015 · 8 episodes
    • Season 52016 · 9 episodes
    • Season 62018 · 10 episodes
    • Season 72019 · 10 episodes
    • Season 82020 · 9 episodes
    • Season 92021 · 11 episodes
    • Season 102022 · 6 episodes
    • Season 112023 · 5 episodes

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