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The Universe Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Episode 1
Secrets of the Sun
Tue, May 29, 200745 mins
The physical processes driving the energetic dynamics of the Sun and the resulting impact on the earth are examined.
Episode 2
Mars: The Red Planet
Tue, Jun 5, 200745 mins
Program recaps the basic knowledge about Mars normally covered in high school.
Episode 3
The End of the Earth
Tue, Jun 12, 200745 mins
A few of the cosmic threats to life on earth reviewed include meteors, gamma ray bursts and, in the distant future, evolution of the sun.
Episode 4
Jupiter: The Giant Planet
Tue, Jun 19, 200745 mins
The Universe examines the stormy gas giant Jupiter and its mini-solar system of over 60 moons.
Episode 5
The Moon
Tue, Jun 26, 200744 mins
The moon has comforted man for thousands of years. It's been everything from a god to a compass, and the only cosmic body human beings have ever visited. NASA is planning to build a permanent outpost there. Discover how the moon came to be--if you don't already know, you will be astounded.
Episode 6
Spaceship Earth
Tue, Jul 10, 200745 mins
Take a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth. A survivor of one of the most violent "neighborhoods" in the universe, learn how earth was created and discover what creatures hold clues to how life began.
Episode 7
The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
Tue, Jul 17, 200745 mins
Contrasts the radical differences between Earth and the planets Venus and Mercury. Lessons for life on earth are presented.
Episode 8
Saturn: Lord of the Rings
Tue, Jul 24, 200745 mins
Program takes a brief look at the dynamics of Saturn's rings before exploring the unique and amazing features of the planet itself, including the curious behavior at the poles, and recent discoveries about Saturn's exotic moons.
Episode 9
Alien Galaxies
Tue, Jul 31, 200745 mins
How the various structural types of galaxies form by merging with smaller galaxies is explained and simulated. The preliminary hints at the importance of dark matter in the process are mentioned.
Episode 10
Life and Death of a Star
Tue, Aug 7, 200745 mins
Gravity plays a crucial role in both the birth and death of stars in this detailed review. Various types of stellar collisions are simulated.
Episode 11
The Outer Planets
Tue, Aug 14, 200745 mins
New discoveries regarding the Outer Planets are creating a fundamental rethinking of our solar system. Uranus is a toxic combination of hydrogen, helium and methane. Scientists speculate that the planet was knocked on its side after colliding with another body. Neptune's largest moon, Triton, is cold and barren, but some scientists speculate that liquid water might exist under Triton's icy surface. If this is proven true, Triton could be the home to one of the biggest discoveries of all time. Cold and inhospitable, Pluto completes one orbit around the solar system every 248 years. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.
Episode 12
Most Dangerous Places
Tue, Aug 21, 200745 mins
Scientist describe the current understanding of exotic stars; magnetars, black holes and quasars with an obsession about how they would kill you. Galaxy collisions are simulated.
Episode 13
Search for E.T.
Tue, Aug 28, 200745 mins
In a galaxy filled with a billion stars, in a universe filled with a hundred billion galaxies--are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes.
Episode 14
Beyond the Big Bang
Tue, Sep 4, 200790 mins
The universe began with a massive expansion, billions and billions of years ago, and it continues to expand with every passing second. The idea that the universe, and man's very existence, began with a "Big Bang" is no longer a topic of debate among most scientists--it is essentially taken as fact.
