Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2010)

Cast

Mike Rowe as Himself - Narrator
Mike Rowe

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes

Big Bang poster

Big Bang 8.0

April 25, 2010

The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a minuscule point,…

Black Holes poster

Black Holes 7.8

May 2, 2010

Black Holes, the most powerful destroyers in the Universe, the most mysterious phenomena in the heavens. For years they…

Galaxies poster

Galaxies 7.8

May 10, 2010

The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally …

Stars poster

Stars 7.8

May 10, 2010

Examining the birth of stars, and how their creation changed the cosmos for ever, leading to planets and life itself.

Supernovas poster

Supernovas 8.0

May 17, 2010

Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang, …

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Planets 7.5

May 17, 2010

There are just eight planets in our solar system, but there could be a hundred billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy …

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Solar Systems 6.7

May 24, 2010

Is our solar system unique? Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star, some 280 alien solar systems h…

Moons poster

Moons 7.7

May 24, 2010

Moons come in every possible shape and size. Home to incredible natural phenomena like gigantic geysers and colossal vo…