A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
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HBO Max
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- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes aired
- 93
- Latest aired
- S11E05
- Total runtime
- 2d 19h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 April 2010 – May 2010 8 episodes
- the show was away for 2 years and 1 month
- Season 2 July 2012 – August 2012 8 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 10 months
- Season 3 July 2014 – September 2014 9 episodes
- Season 4 July 2015 – September 2015 8 episodes
- Season 5 November 2016 – February 2017 9 episodes
- Season 6 January 2018 – March 2018 10 episodes
- Season 7 January 2019 – March 2019 10 episodes
- Season 8 January 2020 – February 2020 9 episodes
- Season 9 March 2021 – June 2021 11 episodes
- Season 10 March 2022 – April 2022 6 episodes
- Season 11 March 2023 – April 2023 5 episodes
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S01E01 Big Bang
April 25 · 42min find the promo
Show synopsis
The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a minuscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today.
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S01E02 Black Holes
May 2 · 42min find the promo
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Black Holes, the most powerful destroyers in the Universe, the most mysterious phenomena in the heavens. For years they were only speculation, now modern astronomy is proving them frighteningly real and showing that they may well shape everything we see.
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S01E03 Galaxies
May 10 · 42min find the promo
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The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today.
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S01E04 Stars
May 10 · 42min find the promo
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Examining the birth of stars, and how their creation changed the cosmos for ever, leading to planets and life itself.
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S01E05 Supernovas
May 17 · 42min find the promo
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Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang, these explosions are where creation and destruction meet. Only now have we begun to understand how these wonders in our sky work.
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S01E06 Planets
May 17 · 42min find the promo
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There are just eight planets in our solar system, but there could be a hundred billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone. This show follows the journey of planets as they grow from grains of dust to the magnificently diverse worlds we see today.
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S01E07 Solar Systems
May 24 · 42min find the promo
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Is our solar system unique? Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star, some 280 alien solar systems have been identified. It's only by looking at solar systems far beyond our own, that we can understand how remarkable our universe is.
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S01E08 Moons
May 24 · 42min find the promo
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Moons come in every possible shape and size. Home to incredible natural phenomena like gigantic geysers and colossal volcanoes, moons also offer perhaps the best chance of finding alien life in the Universe - and they probably exist in the billions.