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How the Universe Works

Season 4 2015
TV-PG

  • 2015-07-15T01:00:00Z on Science
  • 42m
  • 5h 36m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2015-07-15T01:00:00Z

4x01 How the Universe Built Your Car

Season Premiere

4x01 How the Universe Built Your Car

  • 2015-07-15T01:00:00Z42m

Beneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.

2015-07-22T01:00:00Z

4x02 Edge of the Solar System

Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.

2015-07-29T01:00:00Z

4x03 Earth, Venus's Evil Twin

An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.

2015-08-05T01:00:00Z

4x04 Dawn Of Life

4x04 Dawn Of Life

  • 2015-08-05T01:00:00Z42m

Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.

2015-08-12T01:00:00Z

4x05 Monster Black Hole

4x05 Monster Black Hole

  • 2015-08-12T01:00:00Z42m

A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.

Season Finale

2015-08-19T01:00:00Z

4x06 Forces of Mass Construction

Season Finale

4x06 Forces of Mass Construction

  • 2015-08-19T01:00:00Z42m

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

The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.

2015-09-02T01:00:00Z

4x08 The First Oceans

4x08 The First Oceans

  • 2015-09-02T01:00:00Z42m

For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.

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