The Planets

The enigmas of the solar system, asking how it was created, why the planets are so different from each other and what lies beyond

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Tuesday, December 15th 2009
  • Time Episode Channel
  • 6:00pm
    Atmosphere

    4 chances to watch this episode

    Science Channel
  • 7:00pm
    Destiny

    6 chances to watch this episode

    Science Channel

Latest Episodes

  • Life

    The hunt for extraterrestrial life, asking whether organisms may have arrived on Earth inside meteorites, and examining the possibility that Mars may not be a dead planet

    Tuesday 22nd December 2:00pm EST - Science Channel
  • Giants

    The 1977 Voyager II mission to the edge of the solar system, a four billion-mile trek through alien worlds, solving puzzles about the giant planets Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn, which have perplexed astronomers for centuries. The 12-year journey answered questions about the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter, as well as discovering terrifying radiation belts, supersonic winds and evidence of catastrophic violence

    Tuesday 22nd December 3:00pm EST - Science Channel
  • Sun

    Predicting the sun's behavior may be a matter of survival.

    Tuesday 22nd December 1:00pm EST - Science Channel