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- DirectorMark BridgeStarsErik DellumsRichard LinternPhil PlaitBlack holes are the least understood places in the universe, where the rules of physics collapse. We go inside the super-massive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.
- 2010– 44mTV-PG8.4 (91)TV EpisodeDirectorMark BridgeStarsRichard LinternMike RoweMichio KakuWhat built the Milky Way? New research might now have the answer, revealing an unlikely hero. At the heart of our galaxy sits a super massive black hole, one of the most destructive objects in the Universe. Could it be our creator?
- DirectorDuncan CoppStarsJames S. BullockReg E. CatheyEmbark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D state-of-the-art CGI model of our galaxy. Gaze into the heart of the Milky Way on the hunt for super-massive black holes. Witness as stars are born and die. Fly out and above the plane of our galaxy to understand its true shape and scour its dusty spiral arms for the possibility of life.
- StarsErik ThompsonMichelle ThallerRob Roy BrittOur home galaxy, the Milky Way, consists of more than stars and planets. The wide variety of other celestial objects that call the Milk Way home are described. And the Milky Way is not alone but has some nearby companions.
- DirectorJames Grant GoldinStarsErik ThompsonLaura DanlyAlex FilippenkoNow that the Voyagers have visited the outer planets of the solar system they are heading for new adventures in places astronomers call the Oort Cloud, the heliopause, heliosheath and eventually they may encounter double stars and exoplanets, some of which may pay a visit to the solar system one day or explode showering us with radiation. If the Voyagers live so long they will experience the local fluff, local bubble and other parts of the habitable zone of the galaxy.
- DirectorLorne TownendStarsRichard LinternMike RoweGeoff MarcyIs our solar system unique? Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star, some 280 alien solar systems have been identified. It's only by looking at solar systems far beyond our own, that we can understand how remarkable our universe is.****************************************************
- DirectorMark BridgeStarsRichard LinternMike RoweHakeem OluseyiGiant magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide, bizarre invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits. All this and more could be inside our cosmic backyard, and effecting our lives on Earth.
- 2010– 42mTV-PG8.4 (67)TV EpisodeStarsRichard LinternMike RoweKevin WalshOur solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of alien worlds that came before us.
- DirectorDana BerryStarsMelanie BarboniMatt MalkanEdward YoungThe birth of our Solar System was both violent and chaotic. A newborn Jupiter menaced the inner solar system, tossing some planets into the Sun, others thrown into interstellar space, never to return. What stopped Jupiter from causing such mayhem?
- DirectorToby MacdonaldStarsScott BoltonMarek KukulaHal LevisonThe discovery of exoplanets pushes scientists to reexamine the origin of the Solar System; the evidence infers a tale of unrestrained collisions and chaos.
- DirectorToby MacdonaldStarsRuth WilsonScott BoltonMarek KukulaNew planets are now being discovered outside our solar system on a regular basis, and these strange new worlds are forcing scientists to rewrite the history of our own solar system. Far from a simple story of stable orbits, the creation of our solar system is a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's a miracle our Earth is here at all.
- CreatorAndrew ThomsonStarsStuart SykesIn the past few decades an uncountable fleet of satellites and and space probes have left Earth to visit every destination in the solar system. Here's what they found.
- DirectorEric HoganTara HungerfordA tour of the planets that's over in minutes, but covers millennia of human history as we explore the origins of the names of those worlds. Music: Jupiter. Composer: Gustav Holst.
- DirectorKalle Max HofmannStarsErik HansenGlenn McCreadyJoin our host on the International Space Station of the year 2050. Marvel at the three-dimensional sights and learn many things about the astral bodies that surround us.
- DirectorDarryl RehrStarsErik ThompsonAlex FilippenkoMichael MischnaAt 4.6 billion years old, the Solar System is our solid, secure home in the Universe. But how did it come to be? In this episode we trace the system's birth from a thin cloud of dust and gas. Shocked by a nearby supernova, the pull of gravity and natural rotation spun it into a flat disc from which the Sun and planets coalesced. It all happened in the space of 700 million years, during which the planets jockeyed for position, dodging the brutal bombardment of deadly asteroids and setting into the neat, stable system that we now realize might be a rarity in the universe.
- StarsBrian CoxCarolyn PorcoRichard HooverIn this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
- DirectorJobim SampsonStarsJeff HesterMichelle ThallerStan Woosley
- DirectorLaura VerklanStarsErik ThompsonAlex FilippenkoLaura DanlyThe seven wonder of our solar system are discussed: Enceladus' geysers, Rings of Saturn, Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the Asteroid Belt, Mars' Olympus Mons, the Surface of the Sun, and planet Earth.
- StarsBrian CoxFran BagenalJohn GrotzingerWelcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.
- DirectorMartin JohnsonStephen CooterStarsZachary QuintoAnjali TripathiDavid GrinspoonThe rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life. Was it always this way?
- DirectorThomas LucasStarsAlex WyndhamThe Juno probe is the most recent visitor to Jupiter. Orbiting and examining Jupiter with a variety of instruments it provided new understanding of the storms on the planet and Jupiter's interior. New simulations examine the impact of Jupiter on the evolution of the Solar System.
- StarsMark HallileySasa VasilievskiJerry SoftenThe Planets is a made for television documentary series that explores in depth the planets that make up our solar system.
- StarsHeather CouperThe well-known astronomer Heather Couper discovers the secrets of the planets, their past, present and future. Using their knowledge of science and astronomy, she tells us the truth about the human race's home and the other planets where perhaps others lifeforms exist.
- 2010– 44mTV-PG8.0 (100)TV EpisodeDirectorAdam WarnerStarsErik DellumsRichard LinternMichelle ThallerThe only reason life on Earth is possible is because of our stable orbit around the Sun. Elsewhere in the Universe, orbits are chaotic, violent and destructive. On the largest scale, orbits are a creative force and construct the fabric of the Universe.
- 2010– 44mTV-PG8.2 (101)TV EpisodeDirectorGeorge HarrisStarsRichard LinternMike RoweDan DurdaFrom icy worlds with more fresh water than Earth to flying mountains of pure metal, asteroids shaped our past and promise much for the future. Could these enigmatic space rocks hold the key to how life in the Universe arises and is extinguished?
- DirectorAdam WarnerStarsErik DellumsRichard LinternPhil PlaitWe follow the odyssey of a comet as it sails through space, watching every move as it evolves from a chunk of ice and rock into an active nucleus engulfed in a gaseous haze. What we learn is a revelation; comets are even more mysterious than we imagined.
- 2010– 43mTV-PG8.2 (130)TV EpisodeStarsErik DellumsRichard LinternHolly GilbertHow does light escape from the sun? We take a journey from the center of the sun, following the path of light. We witness its fiery birth from in the core, its 430,000 mile battle against gravity and magnetism, and its escape from the solar surface.**********************************************************
- DirectorMatthew BarrettStarsKate HumbleHelen CzerskiKate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
- DirectorDuncan CoppStarsLance LewmanHolly GilbertBill MurtaghNova reviews what scientists have learned in recent years about the sun's behavior and how it works. Most significantly, astronomers are at last beginning to understand the the solar phenomenon that impact our civilization; solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
- DirectorPaul OldingGideon BradshawStarsBrian CoxMike LockwoodProfessor Brian Cox explores the powerhouse of them all, the sun. In India he witnesses a total solar eclipse and in Norway, he watches the battle between the sun's wind and Earth, as the night sky glows with the northern lights. Beyond earth, the solar wind continues, creating dazzling aurora on other planets.
- DirectorLaura VerklanStarsErik ThompsonCraig DeForestAlex FilippenkoIt's the apocalyptic finale of our galactic neighborhood, We've now uncovered sizzling clues about our home star's violent demise. And the outcome doesn't look good for planet Earth. New cutting edge science traces the real horrors awaiting our planet as our Sun unleashes it's final fury!
- DirectorJohn WeileyStarsAlex ScottSolarmax is a 40-minute giant-screen documentary that tells the story of humankind's struggle to understand the sun. The film will take audiences on an incredible voyage from pre-history to the leading edge of today's contemporary solar science.
- DirectorThomas LucasStarsDick RodsteinThe causes and consequences of solar weather.*****************************************************************
- 2010– 44mTV-PG7.9 (96)TV EpisodeDirectorKate DartStarsErik DellumsRichard LinternPhil PlaitThe Universe is a magnetic minefield. The Sun spits out flares capable of battering life on Earth. But out there in space lie the true magnetic monsters. As we uncover dangerous megaflares in the cosmos, the question is, will we end up in the firing line?
- DirectorTim EvansStarsErik ThompsonTravis TaylorTodd HoeksemaCoronal mass ejections (CMEs) are bits of the sun thrown into space. When directed in the direction of earth they are a grave threat to civilization. How the sun's magnetic fields generate CMEs, the earth magnetic field protects us from CMSs and how our civilization's dependence on magnetic fields keeps us at risk from CMEs is explained.
- DirectorMalvina Anderson MartinStarsLance LewmanScientists investigate the effects of solar phenomena, such as sunspots and coronal mass ejections (CMEs or "solar blasts"), on Earth's climate (both past and present) and man's technology.
- DirectorDan ChambersOn 13th March, 1989, a sun storm wreaked havoc in Canada, causing widespread power cuts across Quebec, with many people left in darkness for days. How are these storms caused? Can we do anything to prevent them?
- DirectorCaius JulyanStarsEric MeyersMario AcunaDaniel LathropEarth's magnetosphere, which shields us from deadly solar radiation is decaying rapidly. When it collapses, as Mars's did billions of years ago, Earth will be stripped of its atmosphere, water and life. This episode explores new evidence that the Earth's magnetic poles are on the verge of reversing. As it does, Earth's magnetosphere will weaken greatly for thousands of years, allowing solar radiation to penetrate to the Earth's surface. This will threaten many species, including man, with extinction. In 2010 three satellites will be launched to detect minute variations in field strength and identify any new areas of pole reversal. For mankind to survive, we must develop technological methods of protecting ourselves before this happens.
- DirectorDuncan CoppStarsGene GalushaIs the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even disappear?
- In the fiery beginnings of our young solar system, worlds were born and obliterated. A young sun vented its rage. Chaos reigned. How did Earth survive against all odds? This eye-opening film tracks the perilous path our planet took in its early years through advanced computer graphics.***********************************************************
- StarsEzra KnightThe development of Earth from its birth in the solar system 4 1/2 billion years ago through the cataclysmic events that created the planet we know.
- DirectorGeorge HarrisStarsErik DellumsRichard LinternMike RoweThe Earth was formed by a series of cosmic cataclysms including the most powerful blast in the Universe. Yet amid the turmoil our world was born. Could the same chain of events have created other earths elsewhere, inhabited by creatures like us?
- DirectorDavid HuttStarsCorey JohnsonWilliam HartmannMichael ZolenskyThe Earth isn't an ordinary generic planet. The processes that created an Earth suitable for modern are unique and surprising.
- StarsEric MeyersThe full history of the earth is boiled down to 12 hours on the clock. Within the first hour some 20 planets are formed from cosmic dust, they keep colliding, and our present planets are finalized, including our own moon. Minerals solidify on the cooling crust of the earth. Water is captured from space, and the first simple living organisms start working on changing the atmosphere. This is many "hours" before the dinosaurs. Humans emerge within the last minutes, but could theoretically live on earth as it was long before that.
- DirectorJacques PerrinAlexandre PoulichotJacques CluzaudStarsMickaël Jachimiak-DuffnerEyleen SchotsJacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to the lush green forests, when the ice retreated, and the cycle of seasons was established. SEASONS is the awe-inspiring tale of the long shared history that binds humankind and nature.
- StarsKate HumbleHelen CzerskiJoshua WurmanHosts Kate Humble and Dr. Hellen Czerski follow Earth's one-year journey around the sun and the extreme effects it can have on our planet's weather.
- StarsMatthew Macfadyen24 Hours On Earth: In this epic spectacular, the BBC Natural History Unit use a brand new approach to delve deep into the natural world and explore its most critical dimension - time. "24 Hours on Earth" travels moment by moment through a virtual day and celebrates the most extraordinary and spectacular examples of how animals and plants are adapted to exploit the 24-hour cycle. The two-part series features returnable characters that show the huge highs and desperate lows they face across a single day in the wild. It celebrates the most mind-blowing adaptations that life uses to exploit tiny windows of time.
- StarsMark BenderPamela L. GayJoi ShillingThis 4-part series teaches viewers about the historic 2017 total solar eclipse that will occur across a large part of the United States in August 2017.
- DirectorBilly MalleryA unique look at total eclipses, capturing the experience within the scenery of a wide range of settings around the planet, from ancient ruins to city skylines. Totality is constantly growing as a film, as it represents "a lifelong dance with the Moon's shadow". Thus far the film has been shot on location in Venezuela, France, Turkey, China and Easter Island. Mallery also composes the original score for each segment as the film progresses.
- DirectorLaura VerklanStarsErik ThompsonDonald BrownleeSeiji SugitaTake a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth. A survivor of one of the most violent "neighborhoods" in the universe, learn how earth was created and discover what creatures hold clues to how life began.
- DirectorToni MyersStarsJennifer LawrenceSamantha CristoforettiScott KellyAn exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence.
- StarsWaleed AbdalatiDavid AdamecCharlie BristowEARTH FROM SPACE is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet.*********************
- DirectorShaun TrevisickStarsMaggie Aderin-PocockBob CountsKosuke HekiMaggie Aderin-Pocock reveals how satellites shape our modern world.
- StarsRichard LinternMike RoweMoogega CooperOur Moon is stranger than you think, and we reveal its incredible secrets. Can we thank the Moon for life on Earth? What explains the mysterious tunnels beneath its surface? Is a lunar base the key to humanity's future in space?*********************************************************
- DirectorTim LambertStarsMaggie Aderin-PocockDavid CriswellGary LofgrenThrough an immersive combination of footage, photos and 3D CGI, this documentary reveals how different the Earth might be if the moon wasn't exactly where it is now. How does a rock orbiting a quarter of a million miles away from Earth hold the power to shape our future?
- DirectorMark MarabellaStarsMarjorie A. ChanRushmore DeNooyerBernard H. FoingThe Moon is a stabilising force for Earth, enabling life to exist here. But it is receding and moving away faster each year. When it recedes 10% more, life as we know it will be wiped out.
- DirectorJose EscamillaStarsJose EscamillaThere are things on the moon beyond comprehension.
- DirectorKevin BarryStarsErik ThompsonRob Roy BrittNeil F. CominsVarious phenomenon observed on earth, both real and perceived, are linked to the moon. Explanations for these phenomenon are presented.
- DirectorDavid SingtonStarsBuzz AldrinAlan BeanEugene CernanThe crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
- DirectorMartyn IvesStarsPatrick StewartWilliam HartmannJay MeloshWhat if the moon never had existed?
- StarsJeffrey SmithIn the distant future the Sun will finish fusing all its hydrogen into helium growing into a red giant the size of the orbit of Venus and possibly Earth. The core will collapse suddenly converting about six percent of the hydrogen into carbon and then continue fusing helium into carbon. A long while later the sun will run out of helium and collapse into a white dwarf that gradually radiates away its energy until it becomes a black dwarf.