The Universe
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S1 E1 - Secrets Of The Sun
May 28, 200744minThere are billions of stars in the Universe, but one alone dominates our celestial neighborhood, the Sun. It's so large that within its boundaries you could fit one million Earths, and so powerful that each second it churns out as much energy as one billion one-megaton hydrogen bombs.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E2 - Mars: The Red Planet
June 4, 200744minIt has been fifty years since man first ventured into space, but the greatest secrets are yet to be revealed. Mars is the planet in our solar system most similar to Earth despite otherworldly features such as the largest volcano in the Solar System. Rumors of life on Mars may be substantiated as NASA orbiters and rovers discover new evidence of frozen water just beneath the rusty soil.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E3 - The End Of The Earth: Deep Space Threats To Our Planet
June 12, 200744minThe Earth has become a dangerous place to live in the Universe. It's only a matter of time before a cosmic force will annihilate the planet. At this very moment, NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack. And the enemy won't be terrorists launching nuclear weapons, but something possibly more deadly.This video is currently unavailableS1 E4 - Jupiter: The Giant Planet
June 18, 200744minHalf a billion miles from earth exists a mini solar system of over 60 moons rotating around a powerful planet of gas. It's flowing colors and spots hold strange beauty, but contain violent storms and jet streams. Could this big, bright ball of turbulent weather have been the star of Bethlehem?Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E5 - The Moon
June 25, 200744minIt's so close...yet so far away. For thousands of years, mankind has found comfort in its presence. It's been a lantern for nighttime travelers...a timekeeper for farmers...and a location finder for sailors at sea. For some cultures, it's even been a god. It's the only cosmic body ever visited by human beings.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E6 - Spaceship Earth
July 9, 200744minTake a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E7 - The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
July 16, 200744minScorched by their proximity to the sun, Mercury and Venus are hostile worlds.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E8 - Saturn: Lord Of The Rings
July 23, 200744minAre the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion?Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E9 - Alien Galaxies
July 30, 200745minTo know our place in the universe take a look far, far away to the realm of Alien Galaxies.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E10 - Life And Death Of A Star
August 6, 200745minIgnited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E11 - The Outer Planets
August 13, 200745minNew discoveries regarding the Outer Planets are creating a fundamental rethinking of our solar system. Uranus is a toxic combination of hydrogen, helium and methane.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E12 - The Most Dangerous Place In The Universe
August 20, 200745minTake a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super massive black holes can literally "lasso" the Earth out of the solar system.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E13 - Search For ET
August 27, 200744minIn a galaxy filled with a billion stars, in a universe filled with a hundred billion galaxies--are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for the answer to that question.This video is currently unavailable
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Directors
- Laura VerklanLouis TarantinoDarryl RehrDouglas CohenRobert BeemerColin CampbellJim HenseJames Grant GoldinTony LongArthur Drooker
Cast
- Erik ThompsonAlex FilippenkoLaura DanlyClifford V. JohnsonMichio KakuAmy MainzerGreg LaughlinNeil deGrasse TysonMichael MischnaRob Roy Britt
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- The History Channel
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