About this series
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
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Quick facts
First Aired
2007
Seasons
9
Episodes
88
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
181
Genre
Documentary
Status
Ended
Network
History
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Secrets of the Sun
Behold the sun and all of it's glory. Learn all things about the sun ranging from its beginning to its death. Also learn about how stars work in general and MUCH MUCH more.
S01E02
Mars: The Red Planet
Visit the planet most like Earth. There is a discussion of what life on Mars would be like and about the life forms that could've evolved there.
S01E03
The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
Asteroids, comets, gamma ray bursts and the sun all combine to make the Earth a dangerous place to live.
NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the lates…
S01E04
Jupiter: The Giant Planet
Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini…
S01E05
The Moon
The moon has comforted man for thousands of years. It's been everything from a god to a compass, and the only cosmic body human beings have ever visited.
NASA is planning to buil…
S01E06
Spaceship Earth
Take 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 Ear…
S01E07
The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
Examining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.
S01E08
Saturn: Lord of the Rings
Are the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion? Technology allows the experts to get closer to the furthest planet visible to the naked eye. Old qu…
S01E09
Alien Galaxies
Our galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe. View of universe through the Hubble telescope and go back almost all the way to the Big Bang.
S01E10
Life and Death of a Star
Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas--the bigg…
S01E11
The Outer Planets
This episode details outer lying planets and their moons. Included will be Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Using CGI, we will also see what alien life might look like on other worlds.
S01E12
The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
Take a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super black holes can literally lasso Earth out of the solar system. A clash betwe…
S01E13
Search for ET
Are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for signals.
S01E14
Beyond the Big Bang
The universe began with a massive expansion, billions and billions of years ago, and it continues to expand with every passing second. The idea that the universe, and man's very ex…
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Questions about The Universe
How many seasons does The Universe have?
The Universe has 9 seasons and 88 episodes total.
What genre is The Universe?
The Universe is a Documentary series.
Who stars in The Universe?
The cast of The Universe includes David Ackroyd, Erik Thompson.
What is the TMDB rating for The Universe?
The Universe has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 181 votes.
