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How the Universe Works

Season 11 · 5 episodes · Mar 5, 2023

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    Episode 1

    The Moons of Saturn

    Mar 5, 2023

    Discover how Saturn's moons could rewrite the rules of the Solar System.

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    Episode 2

    A Robot's Guide to Mars

    Mar 12, 2023

    Mars is infested with robots, orbiting the planet and roaming the Martian surface on a mission to uncover its secrets; now, Perseverance joins this dedicated group of machines to uncover if there is, or was ever, life on the Red Planet.

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    Episode 3

    Most Violent Event in the Universe

    Mar 19, 2023

    The collision of two supermassive black holes is the most violent event that can occur in the universe; experts explore where a black hole's energy originates and what really happens when the two most powerful objects in the cosmos clash.

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    Episode 4

    Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe

    Mar 26, 2023

    In a fictional scenario set in 2029, an asteroid hurtling towards Earth at 40,000 mph will reduce New York to ashes; examining the hypothetical, experts weigh in to determine what could happen, and how it might be stopped.

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    Episode 5

    Solar System Special

    Apr 2, 2023

    New discoveries have rewritten the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the Sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision, to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.