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Season 5 – The Universe

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In the years since man first ventured into space, scientific discoveries have had a dramatic impact on mankind's perception of both the universe and the human race's relationship to it. This ambitious series examines the known universe and the speculative worlds that may lie out there beyond the edge of the unknown.

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What Culture Staff What Culture 07/03/2019
There is an infectious and unbridled wonder in everything that The Universe series offers viewers that marks it out as one of the greatest factual shows to recently grace televisions. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Erik Thompson

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 29, 2010 7 Wonders of the Solar System A trip to Enceladus; Saturn's famous rings; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; the Asteroid Belt; Mount Olympus; a close encounter with the searing surface of the sun; exploring Earth. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 5, 2010 Mars: The New Evidence The Red Planet has yielded up many new clues that life may have once existed there and may even exist there today. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 12, 2010 Magnetic Storm A look at what causes a magnetic super-storm, why magnetism is so powerful and what can be done to prevent future storms. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 19, 2010 Time Travel Discover why time travel into the future is unavoidable in Einstein's world of relativity; the bizarre consequences of going into the past and altering the future; travel to the nearest star, 4.3 light years away. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 26, 2010 Secrets of the Space Probes In the 21st century, space probes are photographing, drilling and even sniffing new worlds in the quest for life. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 2, 2010 Asteroid Attack The latest discoveries in the deadly world of asteroids; a recently returned Japanese spacecraft may become the first to bring an asteroid sample back to Earth; why President Obama choose an asteroid as the destination for the next mission in space. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 16, 2010 Total Eclipse The complex movements of the Earth, Moon and Sun that produce total eclipses, detail why we may be the only intelligent beings to witness eclipses like those on Earth. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 23, 2010 Dark Future of the Sun A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future. Details

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The Universe — Season 5

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Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 29, 2010