Cutting-edge stories about the origins of the universe, black holes, exploding stars, the search for ET life, and the nature of the planets. How did the universe begin? Where will it end? Are there other worlds like Earth?
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A series of short stories about human space exploration.
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
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Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.
Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns, and just how fast it is changing.
Dara investigates the amazing star at the centre of our solar system.
In this two-part series, we take a look at the monumental discoveries underway, specifically surrounding black holes and meteorites. Black holes have been revealed as one of the foundations for the basic conditions of life. Through black holes, life is possible in an infinite number of places in space. We also follow how meteorites brought the basic substances of life to our planet, allowing for its creation. The films describe the latest findings concerning cosmic events in relation to the origin of life, providing a grandiose perspective of what makes life possible.
This BBC series offers a fresh look at an amazing organization and mankind's quest to understand the universe. Blending stunningly restored footage with revealing, insightful and engaging interviews with the people who were there - the astronauts, family members and journalists - this is an epic story of the heroes, the triumphs and the tragedies of space exploration. Starting with NASA's beginnings in the Cold War, the series follows the iconic moments of space exploration from the race to get the first man in space to the first steps on the moon. And with triumph and achievement comes risk and disaster, as the series follows the white-knuckle suspense of Apollo 13 and the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. Intelligent, inspiring and accessible, The Space Age is a complete history of mankind's journey into space.
Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.
There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.
Olympus: A Retrospective tells the behind-the-scenes story of the 70s British Sci-fi sensation, The Olympus Chronicles. Watch the full series now on YouTube!
July 20, 1969. Nearly six hundred million people have their eyes glued to their televisions: Neil Armstrong is just about to make one of mankind’s oldest dreams come true. After more than twenty years of intense struggle between the Americans and the Soviets, the biggest adventure for humanity in the 20th century has just been achieved. As a climax of the Cold War, the conquest of the moon was a true saga, passionate, epic and filled with twists and turns. It wasn’t just a scientific competition between East and West; It was also a fabulous adventure combining political history, technological exploits, acts of bravery and personal dramas.
Documentary series tracing mankind's exploration of our solar system.
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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Jim Al-Khalili tackles the greatest question in science - how the universe began. By recreating key experiments Jim unravels the mystery of science's creation story.
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37 episodes • 2009Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birth of the Moon | Jul 20, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Attack of the Sun | Jul 27, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Super Hurricanes | Aug 12, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Saturn's Mysterious Moons | Aug 20, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Largest Black Holes in the Universe | Sep 27, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 6 | How Large Is the Universe? | Oct 20, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 7 | When Will Time End | Nov 10, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Incredible Journey of Apollo 12 | Nov 18, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy | Dec 9, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mars: Earth That Never Was | Dec 21, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Search for Earth-like Planets | Jan 8, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Voyage to Pandora: First Interstellar Space Flight | Feb 8, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Venus: Death of a Planet | Jun 9, 2010 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Cosmic Energy: Cold Sparks to Black Holes | Sep 10, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Is the Universe Infinite? | Nov 23, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Alien Planets & Eyeball Earths: The Search for Habitable Planets | Feb 21, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Riddle of AntiMatter | Aug 19, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mysteries of a Dark Universe | Oct 14, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Crashing Into the Moon | May 11, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Most Powerful Objects in the Universe | Sep 23, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Birth of a Black Hole | Nov 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Plasma Rockets & Solar Storms | Feb 15, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Voyager: Journey to the Stars | Apr 6, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Earth in 1000 Years | Oct 4, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Reinventing Space Flight | Feb 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Supervolcanoes | May 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Fate of Antarctica | Jul 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Life: Destiny or Chance? | Sep 19, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Interstellar Flight | Oct 29, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Age of Hubble | Dec 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Glimpsing the Solar System's Birth | Jul 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Hubble: Universe in Motion | Jul 31, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 33 | SuperTornado: Anatomy of a MegaDisaster | Dec 18, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Day of the Asteroid | May 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Black Holes and the High Energy Universe | Jun 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Improbable Rise of Planet Earth | Jun 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Star Crash: The Explosion that Transformed Astronomy | Nov 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
