Season 4

Episodes • 2015

How the Universe Built Your Car

1. How the Universe Built Your Car

42 min

Beneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.

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Earth, Venus's Evil Twin

2. Earth, Venus's Evil Twin

42 min

An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.

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Monster Black Hole

3. Monster Black Hole

42 min

A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.

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Edge of the Solar System

4. Edge of the Solar System

42 min

Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.

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Dawn Of Life

5. Dawn Of Life

42 min

Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.

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Secret History of the Moon

6. Secret History of the Moon

42 min

The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.

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The First Oceans

7. The First Oceans

42 min

For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.

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Forces of Mass Construction

8. Forces of Mass Construction

42 min

Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.

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