How the Universe Works
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.
Season 1
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 25, 2010
Season 2
8 episodes
Premiered Jul 11, 2012
Season 3
9 episodes
Premiered Jul 9, 2014
Season 4
8 episodes
Premiered Jul 14, 2015
Season 5
9 episodes
Premiered Nov 22, 2016
Season 6
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 9, 2018
Season 7
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 8, 2019
Season 8
9 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2020
Season 9
11 episodes
Premiered Mar 24, 2021
Season 10
6 episodes
Premiered Mar 6, 2022
Season 11
5 episodes
Premiered Mar 5, 2023
Ep 1Big Bang
The 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.
Ep 2Black Holes
Black 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.
Ep 3Galaxies
The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today.
Ep 4Stars
Examining the birth of stars, and how their creation changed the cosmos for ever, leading to planets and life itself.
Ep 5Supernovas
Stars 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.
Ep 6Planets
There 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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