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6 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
25 mins
It's the second largest and grooviest looking planet. It's also a mini-solar system with 60 moons (most of them recently discovered) and those crazy rings. It's also one of the most studied and most photographed planets in our neighborhood.
Episode 2
25 mins
With the Dawn mission's exploration of the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres, asteroids are a hot topic. We'll see what's new in big, floating space rocks.
Episode 3
25 mins
We take it for granted here on earth, but it's in short supply in the rest of the solar system, at least in liquid form. The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking us to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn that is shooting liquid water into space.
Episode 4
25 mins
Gravity sucks but where would we be without it? Scientists are now probing to detect gravity waves in space. They are also mapping the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time.
Episode 5
25 mins
For more than 25 years the shuttle was our ticket to space, and our laboratory in orbit. So what did it teach us about its playground?
Episode 6
25 mins
Like a nosy neighbor we just can't learn enough about Big Red. Despite having boots on the ground (well, treads and wheels) the vast majority of information is being gathered by orbiters who are chronicling everything they can. What's the latest news?