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Episode

The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System

The UniverseSeason 52010-07-29

Overview

A close up look at some of the most astonishing wonders of our solar system, such as the geysers of Enceladus; Saturn's amazing rings; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and the heights of Olympus Mons on Mars.

Details

Series: The Universe
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2010-07-29
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

7 Wonders of the Solar System is Episode 1 in Season 5 of The Universe. It aired on 2010-07-29. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 2: Mars: The New Evidence 2010-08-05 | 45 min A look for evidence of life on Mars which provides many clues that it now, or once had supported it; from the remains of lakes and rivers that once flowed on the surface; to the water ice frozen at the poles; to the seasonal changes in methane gases that may prove bacterial life still thrives underground.

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Episode 3: Magnetic Storm 2010-08-12 | 45 min A look at magnetic storms – "Solar Katrinas" created by the sun with the power of ten-thousand nuclear weapons that could cause global electrical blackouts, electronics malfunctions and communication disasters if one should hit the Earth.

Episode 4: Time Travel 2010-08-19 | 45 min A look at time travel; how it could one day become reality; how Einstein's theory of relativity claims it is possible, and the probable results of traveling to the future and the mind-boggling consequences of traveling to the past.

Episode 5: Secrets of the Space Probes 2010-08-26 | 45 min A look at space probes, what they have done and found for us in space, and what they might do in the future, such as searching for Earth-like planets and for extraterrestrial life.

Episode 6: Asteroid Attack 2010-09-02 | 45 min A look at asteroids and the impact they have or had on life now and before. Also, what spacecrafts can tell us about them, what they can do to civilization, and the possibility of living on one.

Episode 7: Total Eclipse 2010-09-16 | 45 min A look at the movements of the Earth, the sun and the moon during solar and lunar eclipses; how humans, if alone in the universe, may be the only intelligent creatures to witness these events; and how astronomers discover planets in other star systems that partially eclipse their stars.

Episode 8: Dark Future of the Sun 2010-09-23 | 45 min A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future. Also the results of the growing sun as it kills life, including humans, if they were still around.

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