The Universe

Season 92007

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.

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14 Episodes

E01 Secrets of the Sun

Behold the sun and all of it's glory. Learn all things about the sun ranging from its beginning to its death. Also learn about how stars work in general and MUCH MUCH more.

May 29, 2007

E02 Mars: The Red Planet

Visit the planet most like Earth. There is a discussion of what life on Mars would be like and about the life forms that could've evolved there.

June 5, 2007

E03 The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet

Asteroids, comets, gamma ray bursts and the sun all combine to make the Earth a dangerous place to live. NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack. Watch and investigate bizarre, and terrifying apocalyptic scenarios and the ways that scientists are racing against the clock to develop technology to defend our planet.

June 12, 2007

E04 Jupiter: The Giant Planet

Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?

June 19, 2007

E05 The Moon

The moon has comforted man for thousands of years. It's been everything from a god to a compass, and the only cosmic body human beings have ever visited. NASA is planning to build a permanent outpost there. Discover how the moon came to be--if you don't already know, you will be astounded.

June 26, 2007

E06 Spaceship Earth

Take a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth... A survivor of one of the most violent "neighborhoods" in the Universe, learn how Earth was created and discover what creatures hold clues to how life began. What evil forces threaten the demise of Earth? Complex and controversial, this is the scientific detective story of all time.

July 10, 2007

E07 The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

Examining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.

July 17, 2007

E08 Saturn: Lord of the Rings

Are the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion? Technology allows the experts to get closer to the furthest planet visible to the naked eye. Old questions are answered and new ones arise. Does Saturn hold the key to Earth's weather and will one of its moons supply us with all the oil we'll ever need?

July 24, 2007

E09 Alien Galaxies

Our galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe. View of universe through the Hubble telescope and go back almost all the way to the Big Bang.

July 31, 2007

E10 Life and Death of a Star

Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas--the biggest explosions in the Universe.

August 7, 2007

E11 The Outer Planets

This episode details outer lying planets and their moons. Included will be Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Using CGI, we will also see what alien life might look like on other worlds.

August 14, 2007

E12 The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe

Take a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super black holes can literally lasso Earth out of the solar system. A clash between two galaxies can result in a ritual called galactic cannibalism. Magnetars are a cosmic magnetic force so strong it could wipe out data on every credit card.

August 21, 2007

E13 Search for ET

Are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for signals.

August 28, 2007

E14 Beyond the Big Bang

The universe began with a massive expansion, billions and billions of years ago, and it continues to expand with every passing second. The idea that the universe, and man's very existence, began with a "Big Bang" is no longer a topic of debate among most scientists--it is essentially taken as fact.

September 4, 2007

The Universe

E01 Secrets of the Sun

E02 Mars: The Red Planet

E03 The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet

E04 Jupiter: The Giant Planet

E05 The Moon

E06 Spaceship Earth

E07 The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

E08 Saturn: Lord of the Rings

E09 Alien Galaxies

E10 Life and Death of a Star

E11 The Outer Planets

E12 The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe

E13 Search for ET

E14 Beyond the Big Bang

Informer

Something Bit Me!

Gunslingers

The Wehrmacht

Ping Pong the Animation

The Returned

Apocalypse: The Second World War

Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

Genius

Defiance

Y: The Last Man

Primeval

MAD

The Transformers

Lore

Broken Promises

The Boss

Wonder Woman

ER

E01 Secrets of the Sun

E02 Mars: The Red Planet

E03 The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet

E04 Jupiter: The Giant Planet

E05 The Moon

E06 Spaceship Earth

E07 The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

E08 Saturn: Lord of the Rings

E09 Alien Galaxies

E10 Life and Death of a Star

E11 The Outer Planets

E12 The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe

E13 Search for ET

E14 Beyond the Big Bang