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How the Universe Works

2010–202312 Seasons105 Episodes
Documentary

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.

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About How the Universe Works

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.

Network / Platform
Science
First Aired
25/Apr/2010
Language
English
Schedule
Sunday · 22:00

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S11 E5Solar System Special02/Apr/2023 • 84m
S11 E4Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe26/Mar/2023 • 42m
S11 E3Most Violent Event in the Universe19/Mar/2023 • 42m
S11 E2A Robot's Guide to Mars12/Mar/2023 • 42m
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TimeScore33%Skip It
Binge Meter48%Slow Burn
Episode PulseQuiet40% activity
Drop Rate0%Very Low
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Season 110 / 5 watched
S11 E1The Moons of Saturn05/Mar/2023 • 42m
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S11 E2A Robot's Guide to Mars12/Mar/2023 • 42m
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S11 E3Most Violent Event in the Universe19/Mar/2023 • 42m
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S11 E4Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe26/Mar/2023 • 42m
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S11 E5Solar System Special02/Apr/2023 • 84m
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Season 100 / 6 watched
S10 E1Secrets of the Cosmic Web06/Mar/2022 • 42m
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S10 E2Curse of the Cosmic Rays13/Mar/2022 • 42m
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S10 E3Hunt for Dark Matter20/Mar/2022 • 42m
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S10 E4Dark History of Earth27/Mar/2022 • 42m
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S10 E5Hunt for the Universe's Origin03/Apr/2022 • 42m
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S10 E6Voyager's Ultimate Mission10/Apr/2022 • 42m
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Season 90 / 11 watched
S9 E1Journey to a Black Hole24/Mar/2021 • 84m
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S9 E2Mission to a Comet31/Mar/2021 • 42m
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S9 E3Secrets Of The Sun07/Apr/2021 • 42m
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S9 E4Aliens of the Microcosmos14/Apr/2021 • 42m
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S9 E5Curse of the White Dwarf21/Apr/2021 • 42m
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S9 E6War of the Galaxies28/Apr/2021 • 42m
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S9 E7The Next Supernova05/May/2021 • 42m
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S9 E8Secret Lives Of Neutrinos12/May/2021 • 42m
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S9 E9Birth of Monster Black Holes19/May/2021 • 42m
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S9 E10Gravitational Waves Revealed26/May/2021 • 42m
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S9 E11Mystery of Alien Worlds02/Jun/2021 • 42m
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Season 80 / 9 watched
S8 E1Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat02/Jan/2020 • 85m
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S8 E2NASA's Journey to Mars09/Jan/2020 • 42m
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S8 E3Hunt for Alien Evidence16/Jan/2020 • 42m
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S8 E4Death of the Last Stars23/Jan/2020 • 42m
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S8 E5Secrets of Time Travel30/Jan/2020 • 42m
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S8 E6When NASA Met Jupiter06/Feb/2020 • 42m
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S8 E7Edge of the Universe13/Feb/2020 • 42m
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S8 E8Monsters of the Milky Way20/Feb/2020 • 42m
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S8 E9Earth's Death Orbit27/Feb/2020 • 42m
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Season 70 / 10 watched
S7 E1Nightmares of Neutron Stars08/Jan/2019 • 42m
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S7 E2When Supernovas Strike15/Jan/2019 • 42m
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S7 E3The Interstellar Mysteries22/Jan/2019 • 42m
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S7 E4How Black Holes Made Us29/Jan/2019 • 42m
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S7 E5Secret World of Nebulas05/Feb/2019 • 42m
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S7 E6Did the Big Bang Really Happen?12/Feb/2019 • 42m
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S7 E7Battle of the Dark Universe19/Feb/2019 • 42m
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S7 E8Hunt for Alien Life26/Feb/2019 • 42m
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S7 E9Finding the New Earth05/Mar/2019 • 42m
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S7 E10Cassini's Final Secrets12/Mar/2019 • 42m
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Season 60 / 10 watched
S6 E1Are Black Holes Real?09/Jan/2018 • 42m
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S6 E2Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries16/Jan/2018 • 42m
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S6 E3Dark History of the Solar System23/Jan/2018 • 42m
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S6 E4Death of the Milky Way30/Jan/2018 • 42m
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S6 E5Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants06/Feb/2018 • 42m
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S6 E6Secret History of Mercury13/Feb/2018 • 42m
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S6 E7The Quasar Enigma20/Feb/2018 • 42m
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S6 E8Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets27/Feb/2018 • 42m
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S6 E9War on Asteroids06/Mar/2018 • 42m
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S6 E10Mystery of Spacetime13/Mar/2018 • 42m
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Season 50 / 9 watched
S5 E1Most Amazing Discoveries22/Nov/2016 • 42m
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S5 E2Mystery of Planet 929/Nov/2016 • 42m
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S5 E3Black Holes: The Secret Origin06/Dec/2016 • 42m
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S5 E4Secret History of Pluto03/Jan/2017 • 42m
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S5 E5Stars That Kill10/Jan/2017 • 42m
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S5 E6The Universe's Deadliest17/Jan/2017 • 42m
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S5 E7Life and Death on the Red Planet24/Jan/2017 • 42m
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S5 E8The Dark Matter Enigma31/Jan/2017 • 42m
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S5 E9Strangest Alien Worlds07/Feb/2017 • 42m
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Season 40 / 8 watched
S4 E1How the Universe Built Your Car14/Jul/2015 • 42m
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S4 E2Earth, Venus's Evil Twin21/Jul/2015 • 42m
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S4 E3Monster Black Hole28/Jul/2015 • 42m
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S4 E4Edge of the Solar System04/Aug/2015 • 42m
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S4 E5Dawn Of Life11/Aug/2015 • 42m
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S4 E6Secret History of the Moon18/Aug/2015 • 42m
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S4 E7The First Oceans25/Aug/2015 • 42m
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S4 E8Forces of Mass Construction01/Sep/2015 • 42m
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Season 30 / 9 watched
S3 E1Journey from the Center of the Sun09/Jul/2014 • 42m
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S3 E2The End of the Universe16/Jul/2014 • 42m
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S3 E3Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?23/Jul/2014 • 42m
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S3 E4First Second of the Big Bang30/Jul/2014 • 42m
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S3 E5Is Saturn Alive?06/Aug/2014 • 42m
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S3 E6Weapons of Mass Extinction13/Aug/2014 • 42m
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S3 E7Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?20/Aug/2014 • 42m
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S3 E8Our Voyage to the Stars27/Aug/2014 • 42m
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S3 E9The Search for a Second Earth03/Sep/2014 • 42m
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Season 20 / 8 watched
S2 E1Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life11/Jul/2012 • 42m
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S2 E2Megastorms - The Winds of Creation18/Jul/2012 • 42m
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S2 E3Exoplanets - Planets from Hell25/Jul/2012 • 42m
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S2 E4Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms01/Aug/2012 • 42m
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S2 E5Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation08/Aug/2012 • 42m
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S2 E6Comets - Frozen Wanderers15/Aug/2012 • 42m
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S2 E7Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were22/Aug/2012 • 42m
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S2 E8Birth of the Earth29/Aug/2012 • 42m
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Season 10 / 8 watched
S1 E1Big Bang25/Apr/2010 • 42m
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S1 E2Black Holes02/May/2010 • 42m
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S1 E3Galaxies10/May/2010 • 42m
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S1 E4Stars10/May/2010 • 42m
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S1 E5Supernovas17/May/2010 • 42m
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S1 E6Planets17/May/2010 • 42m
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S1 E7Solar Systems24/May/2010 • 42m
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S1 E8Moons24/May/2010 • 42m
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Season 00 / 12 watched
S0 E1Saturn's Darkest Secrets18/Mar/2019 • 42m
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S0 E2Dark Secrets of Alien Suns25/Mar/2019 • 42m
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S0 E3Pluto's Darkest Secrets01/Apr/2019 • 42m
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S0 E4Mysteries of the Moon - Part 108/Apr/2019 • 42m
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S0 E5Mysteries of the Moon - Part 215/Apr/2019 • 42m
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S0 E6Universe's Greatest Mysteries22/Apr/2019 • 42m
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S0 E7Life and Death of Stars29/Apr/2019 • 42m
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S0 E8Secrets of the Giants06/May/2019 • 42m
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S0 E9Dark Side of the Big Bang13/May/2019 • 42m
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S0 E10Earth's Cosmic Journey— • 42m
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S0 E12How to Build A Planet21/Dec/2020 • 43m
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S0 E13Moon11/Jan/2021 • 42m
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Status
Ended
Country
United States
Runtime
42 min
External
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Full cast and crew
Erik DellumsHimself - NarratorMike RoweNarratorChris MckaySelf - AstrobiologistCarly HowettSelf - Planetary ScientistNina LanzaSelf - Planetary ScientistHakeem Muata OluseyiSelf - AstrophysicistAmber StraughnSelf - AstrophysicistMax TegmarkSelf - Theoretical PhysicistMoogega CooperSelf - Planetary Protection EngineerAlex PhilippenkoSelf - AstrophysicisJani RadebaughSelf - Planetary ScientistKatie FreeseSelf - CosmologistDan DurdaSelf - Planetary ScientistGrant TremblaySelf - AstrophysicistChiara MingarelliSelf - AstrophysicistKevin J. WalshSelf - AstronomerPaul M SutterSelf - AstrophysicistMichelle ThallerSelf - AstronomerPhil PlaitSelf - AstronomerJames S. BullockSelf - AstrophysicistRichard LinternHimself - NarratorAlbert EinsteinHimself (Archive footage)Lawrence KraussHimselfMichio KakuHimself
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