Episodes are about individual planets in our solar system
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Erik Dellums , Hakeem Oluseyi , Michael Massimino , Michelle Thaller , Phil Plait , Jani Radebaugh , Nina Lanza , Dan Durda , Erik Asphaug , Sean C. Soloman
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Astronaut Mike Massimino reveals the cataclysmic events that led to the creation of the solar system, the planet Earth and the conditions for life.
The Milky Way has over two hundred billion stars. Where did they all come from? And what impact does the black hole at the heart of the galaxy have?
The solar system is the Earth's local neighbourhood. But how far does it extend? And what fascinating secrets remain to be discovered?
Neptune and Uranus are two giant frozen worlds far from the sun. Despite this, could they hold the secret of how and why life developed on Earth?
Astronaut Mike Massimino journeys to the Sun, revealing the secrets of Earth's star and how it will one day destroy our planet.
Everything we know about the planet closest to the Sun.
Astronaut Mike Massimino uncovers the solar system's strange and violent birth. How were its planets built from the wreckage bygone alien worlds?
Astronaut Mike Massimino explores dwarf planets in our solar system. Too small to be planets, they are home to some of the universe's biggest secrets.