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First Aired: May 29th, 2007
Status: Ended
Network: History
Summary: From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
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# of Episodes: 88
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Season 1
Episode 1: Secrets of the Sun
Air Date: May 29th, 2007
Summary: Behold the sun and all of it's glory. Learn all things about the sun ranging from its beginning to its death. Also learn about how stars work in general and MUCH MUCH more.
Episode 2: Mars: The Red Planet
Air Date: June 5th, 2007
Summary: Visit the planet most like Earth. There is a discussion of what life on Mars would be like and about the life forms that could've evolved there.
Episode 3: The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
Air Date: June 12nd, 2007
Summary: Asteroids, comets, gamma ray bursts and the sun all combine to make the Earth a dangerous place to live. NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack. Watch and investigate bizarre, and terrifying apocalyptic scenarios and the ways that scientists are racing against the clock to develop technology to defend our planet.
Episode 4: Jupiter: The Giant Planet
Air Date: June 19th, 2007
Summary: Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?
Episode 5: The Moon
Air Date: June 26th, 2007
Summary: 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
Air Date: July 10th, 2007
Summary: 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. What evil forces threaten the demise of Earth? Complex and controversial, this is the scientific detective story of all time.
Episode 7: The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
Air Date: July 17th, 2007
Summary: Examining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.
Episode 8: Saturn: Lord of the Rings
Air Date: July 24th, 2007
Summary: Are the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion? Technology allows the experts to get closer to the furthest planet visible to the naked eye. Old questions are answered and new ones arise. Does Saturn hold the key to Earth's weather and will one of its moons supply us with all the oil we'll ever need?
Episode 9: Alien Galaxies
Air Date: July 31st, 2007
Summary: Our galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe. View of universe through the Hubble telescope and go back almost all the way to the Big Bang.
Episode 10: Life and Death of a Star
Air Date: August 7th, 2007
Summary: Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas--the biggest explosions in the Universe.
Episode 11: The Outer Planets
Air Date: August 14th, 2007
Summary: This episode details outer lying planets and their moons. Included will be Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Using CGI, we will also see what alien life might look like on other worlds.
Episode 12: The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
Air Date: August 21st, 2007
Summary: Take a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super black holes can literally lasso Earth out of the solar system. A clash between two galaxies can result in a ritual called galactic cannibalism. Magnetars are a cosmic magnetic force so strong it could wipe out data on every credit card.
Episode 13: Search for ET
Air Date: August 28th, 2007
Summary: Are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for signals.
Episode 14: Beyond the Big Bang
Air Date: September 4th, 2007
Summary: 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.
Episode 15: Beyond the Big Bang, Part II
Air Date: September 4th, 2007
Episode 16: The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
Air Date: August 21st, 2007
Summary: The universe's danger zones are explored, including black holes; locations where galaxies merge; gamma-ray bursts; and magnetars.
Episode 17: Search for ET
Air Date: August 28th, 2007
Summary: 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 and optical telescopes to scan the stars for signals. NASA is planning missions to Mars, Jupiter's sixth moon, Europa, and Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to look for primitive, microbial life in ice concentrations. Whether we discover primitive or intelligent life, how will that knowledge impact humankind's view of itself? 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 18: Beyond the Big Bang, Part I
Air Date: September 4th, 2007
Summary: The Big Bang theory and the creation of the universe are examined. Included - interviews with physicists and historians.
Episode 19: Beyond the Big Bang, Part II
Air Date: September 4th, 2007
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