A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets • 2019 • episode "S1E1" • The Planets 2019

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The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?

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The Planets 2019 • 2019 • 5 episodes •

A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
58:56
A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?

2019 • Astronomy

The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
59:16
The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars

Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.

2019 • Astronomy

The Godfather: Jupiter
59:12
The Godfather: Jupiter

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.

2019 • Astronomy

Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
54:04
Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.

2019 • Astronomy

Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
58:46
Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds

In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.

2019 • Astronomy

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