How the Universe Works

Show Info

Status

Continuing

Show Type

Documentary

First Aired

25th April 2010

Runtime

45 minutes

Network

Science Channel

Air Time

21:00:00 GMT-5 +DST

Air Day

Wednesday

Rating

TV-PG

Overview

A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

Episode List:

Season 11

Episode	Airdate	Name
5	2nd Apr 2023	Solar System Special
4	26th Mar 2023	Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe
3	19th Mar 2023	Most Violent Event in the Universe
2	12th Mar 2023	A Robot's Guide to Mars
1	6th Mar 2023	The Moons of Saturn

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Season 10

Episode	Airdate	Name
6	10th Apr 2022	Voyager's Ultimate Mission
5	3rd Apr 2022	Hunt for the Universe's Origin
4	27th Mar 2022	Dark History of Earth
3	20th Mar 2022	Hunt for Dark Matter
2	13th Mar 2022	Curse of the Cosmic Rays
1	6th Mar 2022	Secrets of the Cosmic Web

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Season 9

Episode	Airdate	Name
11	2nd Jun 2021	Mystery of Alien Worlds
10	26th May 2021	Gravitational Waves Revealed
9	19th May 2021	Birth of Monster Black Holes
8	12th May 2021	Secret Lives of Neutrinos
7	5th May 2021	The Next Supernova
6	28th Apr 2021	War of the Galaxies
5	21st Apr 2021	Curse of the White Dwarf
4	14th Apr 2021	Aliens of the Microcosmos
3	7th Apr 2021	Secrets of the Sun
2	31st Mar 2021	Mission to a Comet
1	24th Mar 2021	Journey to a Black Hole

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Season 8

Episode	Airdate	Name
9	27th Feb 2020	Earth's Death Orbit
8	20th Feb 2020	Monsters of the Milky Way
7	13th Feb 2020	Edge of the Universe
6	6th Feb 2020	When NASA Met Jupiter
5	30th Jan 2020	Secrets of Time Travel
4	23rd Jan 2020	Death of the Last Stars
3	16th Jan 2020	Hunt for Alien Evidence
2	9th Jan 2020	NASA's Journey to Mars
1	2nd Jan 2020	Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat

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Season 7

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	12th Mar 2019	Cassini's Final Secrets
9	5th Mar 2019	Finding the New Earth
8	26th Feb 2019	Hunt for Alien Life
7	19th Feb 2019	Battle of the Dark Universe
6	12th Feb 2019	Did the Big Bang Really Happen?
5	5th Feb 2019	Secret World of Nebulas
4	29th Jan 2019	How Black Holes Made Us
3	22nd Jan 2019	The Interstellar Mysteries
2	15th Jan 2019	When Supernovas Strike
1	8th Jan 2019	Nightmares of Neutron Stars

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Season 6

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	13th Mar 2018	Mystery of Spacetime
9	6th Mar 2018	War on Asteroids
8	27th Feb 2018	Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
7	20th Feb 2018	The Quasar Enigma
6	13th Feb 2018	Secret History of Mercury
5	6th Feb 2018	Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
4	30th Jan 2018	Death of the Milky Way
3	23rd Jan 2018	Dark History of the Solar System
2	16th Jan 2018	Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries
1	9th Jan 2018	Are Black Holes Real?

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Season 5

Episode	Airdate	Name
9	7th Feb 2017	Strangest Alien Worlds
8	31st Jan 2017	The Dark Matter Enigma
7	24th Jan 2017	Life & Death on the Red Planet
6	17th Jan 2017	The Universe's Deadliest
5	10th Jan 2017	Stars That Kill
4	3rd Jan 2017	Secret History of Pluto
3	6th Dec 2016	Black Holes: The Secret Origin
2	29th Nov 2016	Mystery of Planet 9
1	22nd Nov 2016	Most Amazing Discoveries

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Season 4

Episode	Airdate	Name
8	1st Sep 2015	Forces of Mass Construction
7	25th Aug 2015	The First Oceans
6	18th Aug 2015	Secret History of the Moon
5	11th Aug 2015	Dawn of Life
4	4th Aug 2015	Edge of the Solar System
3	28th Jul 2015	Monster Black Hole
2	21st Jul 2015	Earth, Venus's Evil Twin
1	14th Jul 2015	How the Universe Built Your Car

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Season 3

Episode	Airdate	Name
9	3rd Sep 2014	The Search for a Second Earth
8	27th Aug 2014	Our Voyage to the Stars
7	20th Aug 2014	Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?
6	13th Aug 2014	Weapons of Mass Extinction
5	6th Aug 2014	Is Saturn Alive?
4	30th Jul 2014	First Second of the Big Bang
3	23rd Jul 2014	Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?
2	16th Jul 2014	The End of the Universe
1	9th Jul 2014	Journey From the Center of the Sun

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Season 2

Episode	Airdate	Name
8	29th Aug 2012	Birth of the Earth
7	22nd Aug 2012	Asteroids - Worlds that Never Were
6	15th Aug 2012	Comets - Frozen Wanderers
5	8th Aug 2012	Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation
4	1st Aug 2012	Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
3	25th Jul 2012	Planets from Hell
2	18th Jul 2012	The Winds of Creation
1	11th Jul 2012	Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life

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Season 1

Episode	Airdate	Name
8	24th May 2010	Moons
7	24th May 2010	Solar Systems
6	17th May 2010	Planets
5	17th May 2010	Supernovas
4	10th May 2010	Stars
3	10th May 2010	Galaxies
2	2nd May 2010	Black Holes
1	25th Apr 2010	Big Bang

Specials

Episode	Airdate	Name
20	21st Feb 2021	Moon
19	21st Feb 2021	How to Build a Planet
18	6th Feb 2017	Einstein and the theory of relativity
17	25th Feb 2019	Dark Universe: The Deadly Mystery
16	18th Feb 2019	Big Bang: The Dark Mysteries
15	11th Feb 2019	When Stars Die
14	28th Jan 2019	Mysteries of the Invisible
13	21st Jan 2019	Episode 2
12	14th Jan 2019	Secrets of the Death Stars
11	17th Dec 2018	Pluto & Beyond: The Alien Mysteries
10	3rd Dec 2018	Doomsday in the Milky Way
9	12th Mar 2018	Asteroids: The Deadly Secrets
8	5th Mar 2018	Secrets of Alien Worlds
7	26th Feb 2018	When the Universe Kills
6	19th Feb 2018	Expedition to the Hell Planets
5	12th Feb 2018	Journey to Frozen Worlds
4	5th Feb 2018	Milky Way Mashup
3	29th Jan 2018	Solar System Mashup
2	15th Jan 2018	Black Holes Mashup
1	8th Jan 2018	Secrets of Pluto and Beyond