How the Universe Works — Season 6
Episodes
E01 Are Black Holes Real?
Jan 9, 2018 · 42m
New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work and what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.
E02 Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries
Jan 16, 2018 · 42m
Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life.
E03 Dark History of the Solar System
Jan 23, 2018 · 42m
Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.
E04 Death of the Milky Way
Jan 30, 2018 · 42m
The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.
E05 Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
★ 9.0Feb 6, 2018 · 42m
Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.
E06 Secret History of Mercury
Feb 13, 2018 · 42m
Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret a dangerous secret that might one day threaten life on Earth.
E07 The Quasar Enigma
Feb 20, 2018 · 42m
Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.
E08 Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
Feb 27, 2018 · 42m
Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.
E09 War on Asteroids
Mar 6, 2018 · 42m
Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.
E10 Mystery of Spacetime
Mar 13, 2018 · 42m
Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end.
