How the Universe Works

Monday, April 21

Edge of the Universe

Season 8 • Episode 7

Monday, April 21

Death of the Last Stars

Season 8 • Episode 4

The universe's stars are dying off faster than new ones are born.

Tuesday, April 22

Monsters of the Milky Way

Season 8 • Episode 8

The center of the Milky Way is home to strange and deadly phenomena that is difficult to understand.

Tuesday, April 22

Secrets of Time Travel

Season 8 • Episode 5

Time travel may be more possible now than ever imagined; experts are closer to discovering how.

Wednesday, April 23

When NASA Met Jupiter

Season 8 • Episode 6

NASA's Juno spacecraft is part of a cutting-edge mission to explore the mysteries of Jupiter.

Wednesday, April 23

NASA's Journey to Mars

Season 8 • Episode 2

Experts must discover new technology to protect astronauts from the Red Planet's deadliest killers.

Thursday, April 24

Dark History of the Solar System

Season 6 • Episode 3

New discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of alien worlds.

Thursday, April 24

Mystery of Spacetime

Season 6 • Episode 10

Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, time, light, and energy.

Friday, April 25

How to Build a Planet

Season 8 •

Exploring the limits of human knowledge and explaining the science behind the rules of the universe.

Friday, April 25

Earth's Death Orbit

Season 8 • Episode 9

Earth's journey is a perilous one and a new discovery reveals that the planet could be in danger.

Monday, April 28

Strangest Alien Worlds

Season 5 • Episode 9

Discoveries of new planets have revealed countless worlds much stranger than Earth.

Monday, April 28

Black Holes: The Secret Origin

Season 5 • Episode 3

New evidence helps science explore the origins of supermassive black holes.

Tuesday, April 29

Life & Death on the Red Planet

Season 5 • Episode 7

After a series of cataclysmic events, Mars becomes a hostile environment for life.

Tuesday, April 29

The Dark Matter Enigma

Season 5 • Episode 8

Dark matter is the biggest mystery of the cosmos; scientists know that it has been vital.

Wednesday, April 30

The Universe's Deadliest

Season 5 • Episode 6

The universe is a dangerous place; exploring the deadliest spots in the cosmos.

Wednesday, April 30

Stars That Kill

Season 5 • Episode 5

The science behind some of the deadliest phenomena in the universe.

Thursday, May 1

Mystery of Planet 9

Season 5 • Episode 2

Scientists have discovered a planet ten times the size of Earth on the edge of the solar system.

Thursday, May 1

Secret History of Pluto

Season 5 • Episode 4

The first close-up images of Pluto reveal unimaginable secrets.

Friday, May 2

Solar System Special

Season 11 • Episode 5

Exploring discoveries that rewrite the history of the solar system, including the birth of the sun.

Monday, May 5

Forces of Mass Construction

Season 4 • Episode 8

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

Monday, May 5

Dawn of Life

Season 4 • Episode 5

Discovering how life on Earth came to be; life on Earth may have come from another planet.

Tuesday, May 6

Edge of the Solar System

Season 4 • Episode 4

Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter.

Tuesday, May 6

Venus: Earth's Evil Twin

Season 4 • Episode 2

Taking a look at Venus to understand how our world will be destroyed.

Tuesday, May 6

War on Asteroids

Season 6 • Episode 9

Scientists use cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse.

Wednesday, May 7

How the Universe Built Your Car

Season 4 • Episode 1

The history of the Universe lies beneath the hood of your car.

Wednesday, May 7

Monster Black Hole

Season 4 • Episode 3

Looking inside a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.