Episode 1 - [Big Bang] |
Details : The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing and how it grew from a minuscule point smaller than an atomic particle to the vast cosmos we see today. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Michio Kaku as Himself | Lawrence Krauss as Himself | Albert Einstein as Himself (Archive footage) | |
Air Date : Apr. 25, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
Episode 2 - [Black Holes] |
Details : Black Holesthe most powerful destroyers in the Universe the most mysterious phenomena in the heavens. For years they were only speculation now modern astronomy is proving them frighteningly real and showing that they may well shape everything we see. |
Air Date : May. 02, 2010 |
Episode 3 - [Galaxies] |
Details : The evolution of galaxies from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today. |
Air Date : May. 10, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
Episode 4 - [Stars] |
Details : Examining the birth of stars and how their creation changed the cosmos for ever leading to planets and life itself. |
Air Date : May. 10, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
Episode 5 - [Supernovas] |
Details : Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang these explosions are where creation and destruction meet. Only now have we begun to understand how these wonders in our sky work. |
Air Date : May. 17, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 6 - [Planets] |
Details : There are just eight planets in our solar system but there could be a hundred billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone. This show follows the journey of planets as they grow from grains of dust to the magnificently diverse worlds we see today. |
Air Date : May. 17, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 7 - [Solar Systems] |
Details : Is our solar system unique? Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star some 280 alien solar systems have been identified. It's only by looking at solar systems far beyond our own that we can understand how remarkable our universe is. |
Air Date : May. 24, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 8 - [Moons] |
Details : Moons come in every possible shape and size. Home to incredible natural phenomena like gigantic geysers and colossal volcanoes moons also offer perhaps the best chance of finding alien life in the Universe - and they probably exist in the billions. |
Air Date : May. 24, 2010 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |