Episode guide
The Universe: Season 5
8 episodes · premiered Jul 29, 2010
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- Episode 1: 7 Wonders of the Solar System Jul 29, 2010 · 45m A close up look at some of the most astonishing wonders of our solar system, such as the geysers of Enceladus; Saturn's amazing rings; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and the heights of Olympus…
- Episode 2: Mars: The New Evidence Aug 5, 2010 · 45m A look for evidence of life on Mars which provides many clues that it now, or once had supported it; from the remains of lakes and rivers that once flowed on the surface; to the water ice…
- Episode 3: Magnetic Storm Aug 12, 2010 · 45m A look at magnetic storms – "Solar Katrinas" created by the sun with the power of ten-thousand nuclear weapons that could cause global electrical blackouts, electronics malfunctions and…
- Episode 4: Time Travel Aug 19, 2010 · 45m A look at time travel; how it could one day become reality; how Einstein's theory of relativity claims it is possible, and the probable results of traveling to the future and the…
- Episode 5: Secrets of the Space Probes Aug 26, 2010 · 45m A look at space probes, what they have done and found for us in space, and what they might do in the future, such as searching for Earth-like planets and for extraterrestrial life.
- Episode 6: Asteroid Attack Sep 2, 2010 · 45m A look at asteroids and the impact they have or had on life now and before. Also, what spacecrafts can tell us about them, what they can do to civilization, and the possibility of living…
- Episode 7: Total Eclipse Sep 16, 2010 · 45m A look at the movements of the Earth, the sun and the moon during solar and lunar eclipses; how humans, if alone in the universe, may be the only intelligent creatures to witness these…
- Episode 8: Dark Future of the Sun Sep 23, 2010 · 45m A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future. Also the results of the growing sun as it kills life, including humans…