How the Universe Works - Season 6

How the Universe Works - Season 6

Season 6

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Episodes10
DatesJan 9, 2018 - Mar 13, 2018
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Episodes

Are Black Holes Real?
Season 6Episode 160 min

Are Black Holes Real?

New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes -- astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work & what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.

Jan 9, 2018
Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries
Season 6Episode 260 min

Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life.

Jan 16, 2018
Dark History of the Solar System
Season 6Episode 360 min

Dark History of the Solar System

Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.

Jan 23, 2018
Death of the Milky Way
Season 6Episode 460 min

Death of the Milky Way

Experts utilize the latest science and discoveries to investigate the cause of the Milky Way galaxy's gradual death.

Jan 30, 2018
Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
Season 6Episode 560 min

Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of the solar system; new discoveries reveal that these strange planets may have helped start life on Earth.

Feb 6, 2018
Secret History of Mercury
Season 6Episode 660 min

Secret History of Mercury

Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets; even though it's the smallest planet in the solar system, Mercury has a dangerous secret that may one day threaten life on Earth.

Feb 13, 2018
The Quasar Enigma
Season 6Episode 760 min

The Quasar Enigma

Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.

Feb 20, 2018
Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
Season 6Episode 860 min

Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

Feb 27, 2018
War on Asteroids
Season 6Episode 960 min

War on Asteroids

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.

Mar 6, 2018
Mystery of Spacetime
Season 6Episode 1060 min

Mystery of Spacetime

Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy; it will also determine how our universe will end.

Mar 13, 2018

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