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How the Universe Works

Season 6 · 10 episodes · Jan 9, 2018

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    Episode 1

    Are Black Holes Real?

    Jan 9, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 2

    Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

    Jan 16, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 3

    Dark History of the Solar System

    Jan 23, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 4

    Death of the Milky Way

    Jan 30, 2018

    The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.

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    Episode 5

    Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

    Feb 6, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 6

    Secret History of Mercury

    Feb 13, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 7

    The Quasar Enigma

    Feb 20, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 8

    Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

    Feb 27, 2018

    Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

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    Episode 9

    War on Asteroids

    Mar 6, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 10

    Mystery of Spacetime

    Mar 13, 2018

    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.