Episode
How the Universe Works: Earth's Death Orbit
Overview
Earth's journey through the universe is a perilous one, and new discoveries reveal that our planet is heading toward a mysterious area of the cosmos that could eject us out of the Milky Way and into oblivion.
Details
- Series
- How the Universe Works
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2020-02-27
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Earth's Death Orbit is Episode 9 in Season 8 of How the Universe Works. It aired on 2020-02-27. The runtime is 42 min.
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