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10 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
A near Earth-size planet orbits its star in the "Goldilocks Zone" - the distance from a star that provides the conditions necessary for life to develop. Music: Pastoral Symphony Mvt One. Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
Episode 2
Mars evolves from a place that evokes fear to one that evokes wonder, and one that may become an outpost in space as humans become an interplanetary species. Music: The Planets, Op. 32:1. Mars, the Bringer of War. Composer: Gustav Holst.
Episode 3
See what the Universe would look like if you had infrared vision, radio vision, even X-ray and gamma ray vision. Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King. Composer: Edvard Grieg.
Episode 4
Celebrate the beauty of a rare lunar eclipse, and discover why the Moon turns blood red while in the Earth's shadow. Music: Dido's Lament. Composer: Henry Purcell.
Episode 5
Fly through Saturn's rings, composed of millions of pieces of ice and rock orbiting the planet like tiny satellites. Music: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BMW 1067: VII. Badinerie. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach.
Episode 6
Ancient peoples saw heroes and villains, beasts real and fantastic, in the patterns of stars we now call the constellations. Music: Flower Duet. Composer: Léo Delibes.
Episode 7
Three astronauts approach what will be their new home - the International Space Station. Music: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang (Introduction, or Sunrise). Composer: Richard Strauss. Music: Blue Danube.Composer: Johann Strauss II.
Episode 8
The Universe is a stage for the grandest ballet of all - the rhythmic movement of the heavens. Music: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Composer: Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Episode 9
Humans have portrayed the night sky for thousands of years, blending art and reality along the way. Music: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Episode 10
The Apollo astronauts were on a mission to explore the Moon, but it was looking back on our home planet that left the greatest impression. Music: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro. Composer: Giacomo Puccini.