TV Show

Children Of The Stars

Documentary

This series travels through Latin America to view ancient temples devoted to astronomical pursuits, and to visit present day observatories.

Oct 19, 20143 seasons28 episodesEndedES

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Seasons

Season 1

10 episodes

Premiered Oct 18, 2014

Season 2

10 episodes

Premiered Nov 16, 2018

Season 3

8 episodes

Premiered Mar 3, 2023

Episodes

1–6 of 10

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Ep 1

Sun

Oct 19, 2014

50m

Travel to Mexico, Colombia and Bolivia to discover how the ancient civilizations of Latin America worshipped and observed the Sun. Among the destinations: experience the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan and a ritual for the Winter Solstice, the Inti Raymi or Feast of the Sun in Tiwanacu, Bolivia.

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Ep 2

Mars

Oct 26, 2014

50m

Explore the likelihood of life on Mars, with NASA’s experiments in the Atacama Desert in Chile, the most similar place to the red planet on earth. Meet a Colombian astronaut who was trained to travel to the red planet, and learn about Curiosity, a robotic mission sent to Mars and more!

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Ep 3

Moon

Nov 2, 2014

50m

As we look at the relationship of Latin American cultures with the Moon, we visit the millenary city of Chan Chan, in the North of Peru, built by the Chimú culture to worship the Moon; see how Aztecs in Mexico measured time by the Moon, and look at the Wayu people in Colombia and their Moon rituals.

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Ep 4

Venus

Nov 9, 2014

50m

Travel to Death Valley, California, to get as close to the atmosphere of Venus as you can on Earth. Then journey into Chichen Itzá, Mexico, to explore the knowledge of Venus held by Mayas and jam to rock group, Sak Tzevul, as they sing about Mayan culture in ancient languages, and more.

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Ep 5

Meteorites

Nov 16, 2014

50m

Across Latin America, meteors have played a role in culture and folk tales. Visit Campo del Cielo, a region in Chaco, Argentina, the site of a 4,000-year-old meteor shower and learn about the significance that the event has up to this day. We also travel to a meteor crater in Chile and more!

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Ep 6

Milky Way

Nov 23, 2014

50m

Attend a session of astro-photography in the Spanish Canary Island, and be dazzled by the spectacular images of the Milky Way. Then in the Amazon region of Brazil, an indigenous planetarium works to preserve ancient knowledge of the sky; there is even a road modeled after the stars of the Milky Way.

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