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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- 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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S04E01 How the Universe Built Your Car
July 14 · 42min find the promo
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Beneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.
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S04E02 Earth, Venus's Evil Twin
July 21 · 42min find the promo
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An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.
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S04E03 Monster Black Hole
July 28 · 42min find the promo
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A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.
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S04E04 Edge of the Solar System
August 4 · 42min find the promo
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Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.
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S04E05 Dawn Of Life
August 11 · 42min find the promo
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Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.
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S04E06 Secret History of the Moon
August 18 · 42min find the promo
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The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.
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S04E07 The First Oceans
August 25 · 42min find the promo
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For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.
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S04E08 Forces of Mass Construction
September 1 · 42min find the promo
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Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.