The man who stumbled on a hole in the reality of quantum mechanics and the still-unfolding technology that made it possible.
An adventure spanning billions of years into the evolution of life.
2020 • Astronomy
A long-term vision of humanity's future worlds is explored.
2020 • Astronomy
Explore the story behind the man who found the first clues to life's beginnings on Earth.
2020 • Astronomy
An abandoned orphan's dream opens the way to understanding the architecture of thought.
2020 • Astronomy
A young Carl Sagan realizes his childhood dreams, carrying his mentors' research forward.
2020 • Astronomy
A hidden underground network, a collaboration of four kingdoms of life, is revealed.
2020 • Astronomy
A scientist figures out how to go to the moon while fighting for his life in a war trench.
2020 • Astronomy
The man who stumbled on a hole in the reality of quantum mechanics and the still-unfolding technology that made it possible.
2020 • Astronomy
How a deadly embrace between science and state altered the fate of the world, and a gripping cautionary tale of mass casualty and unlikely survival.
2020 • Astronomy
From the birth of the devil in ancient Persia, where a beloved family dog becomes a seething beast, to a searing story of saintliness among macaque monkeys, join an exploration into the human potential for change. One of history's greatest monsters is transformed into one of its shining lights.
2020 • Astronomy
In what kind of world can a child born in 2020 expect to grow up? When did our slide into planetwide environmental destruction begin? Enter the possible world that awaits a 2020 baby in her twenties: one darkened by our refusal to confront the real and mounting challenges we face but one which still offers a message of hope.
2020 • Astronomy
A visit to the 2039 New York World's Fair, where intractable problems may have been solved.
2020 • Astronomy
The story of how an underground group of scientists took on the establishment to send a spacecraft to the most distant world ever seen up-close. It would be an astounding, yet life-affirming journey for all.
8/8 • Secrets of the Solar System • 2020 • Astronomy
We strip apart comets, peeling away their dusty layers and their iconic tails to reveal the secrets of these mysterious visitors from deep space.
6/6 • Strip the Cosmos • 2014 • Astronomy
We strip apart bizarre planets and strange moons and peel away impenetrable atmospheres, icy crusts and alien oceans layer by layer to reveal the secrets to extraterrestrial life.
5/6 • Strip the Cosmos • 2014 • Astronomy
Astronaut Mike Massimino reveals the answers to some of the greatest mysteries on the Red Planet. Using the most detailed survey of Mars ever created, he discovers the dark history of our closest neighbor.
S1E2 • The Planets (US) • 2017 • Astronomy
A look at the concepts behind changing the way we travel through the space-time continuum, and how extreme speed and extreme gravity can change the rules of the game.
S8E5 • How the Universe Works • 2020 • Astronomy
Planet Earth has been home to humankind for over 200,000 years, but with a population of 7.3 billion and counting and limited resources, this planet might not support us forever. Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the human species will have to populate a new planet within 100 years if it is to survive. With climate change, pollution, deforestation, pandemics and population growth, our own planet is becoming increasingly precarious.
2017 • Astronomy