Mysteries of the Universe: Our Solar System

Featuring unparalleled access to the world's space agencies and their unique resources, plus interviews with scientists and those who have carried out space missions, this mind-blowing series builds into the ultimate guide to the sun, planets, moon, asteroids and more.

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S1 E1 - Mars: Hunt for Alien Life
September 7, 2020
42min
TV-PG
Humanity's conquest of Mars became a reality with the Viking missions of the 1970s, and some experts believe that evidence gathered from these incredible explorations proves that there was once life on the Red Planet.
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S1 E2 - Jupiter's Alien Secrets
September 14, 2020
42min
TV-PG
Jupiter is a giant ball of liquid metal covered in violent storms, but there could be evidence of alien life; using the latest technology, experts uncover new discoveries from NASA's missions to reveal the truth.
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S1 E3 - Mission to the Sun
September 21, 2020
42min
TV-PG
When a team of scientists launched a space probe to the heart of our solar system in a brand-new mission to our Sun, it makes fresh discoveries revealing how it works; along the way, experts uncover a surprise find on Mercury.
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S1 E4 - Venus: Earth's Alien Twin
September 28, 2020
42min
TV-PG
Venus is a hellish alien world believed to be impossible to extraterrestrial life; but new discoveries reveal shocking evidence within its deadly atmosphere and on its strange surface, all pointing to a possible future for planet Earth.
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