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The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide Season 1 Episodes

2007-2007
1 Season
Documentary

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Where did the universe come from? Where is it headed? And does it harbor intelligent life elsewhere? Today, sophisticated technology is bringing scientists closer and closer to answering those big questions. Join veteran science educator Adam Hart-Davis and his colleagues as they meet investigators probing the very nature of the cosmos--at the edges of space, as well as right here on Earth. Go far beneath Geneva as a supercollider attempts to unlock the secrets of the Big Bang. Follow humankind's deepest space probe as it travels beyond our solar system. And see the spectacular, often violent events revealed by new-generation telescopes and sensors. This eye-opening, six-part series shows how scientists are using ingenious tools to achieve breakthroughs in understanding the stars, planets, and our place among them.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

6 Episodes 2007 - 2007

Episode 1

Life in the Cosmos

Wed, Aug 1, 200726 mins

While some scientists scan the skies for signs of intelligent life, others investigate the possible composition of alien life-forms--and how we might communicate with them.

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Episode 2

Building the Universe

Wed, Aug 1, 200730 mins

Deep under Geneva, the Large Hadron Collider might offer clues about the Big Bang; meanwhile, investigators probe the origin of the planets and the makeup of stardust.

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Episode 3

Seeing the Universe

Wed, Aug 1, 200729 mins

Using state-of-the-art technology, telescopes provide spectacular views of the cosmos and even offer a glimpse back in time to the universe's earliest light.

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Episode 4

Space Exploration

Wed, Aug 1, 200730 mins

Today, astronauts train in the Utah desert for a possible mission to Mars, scientists keep tabs on a deep-space probe, and engineers test new ways to escape Earth.

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Episode 5

Violent Universe

Sat, Sep 1, 200729 mins

Space is anything but placid. Explosions rock the cosmos constantly--some at the very edge of space, and others unnervingly close to home.

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Episode 6

Other Worlds

Sat, Sep 1, 200730 mins

As the search continues for an Earth-like exoplanet, new technology offers a better understanding of the moon and other bodies inside our own solar system.

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