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Season 11 - Best Episodes Of How the Universe Works

Overall Rating: ★ 8.9

Season 11 - Best Episodes Of How the Universe Works

(Overall Rating: ★ 8.9)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 11 episodes of How the Universe Works. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

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.

11 Seasons
93 Episodes
Returning Series
Documentary
Best Episodes
S11E1 - The Moons of Saturn ★ 8.4
S11E5 - Solar System Special ★ 8.1
S11E2 - A Robot's Guide to Mars ★ 0.0
Worst Episodes
S11E5 - Solar System Special ★ 8.1
S11E1 - The Moons of Saturn ★ 8.4
★ 8.4/10 (35 votes)
#1

The Moons of Saturn

S11:E1

Discover how Saturn's moons could rewrite the rules of the Solar System.

★ 8.1/10 (27 votes)
#2

Solar System Special

S11:E5

New discoveries have rewritten the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the Sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision, to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

★ 0.0/10
#3

A Robot's Guide to Mars

S11:E2

Mars is infested with robots, orbiting the planet and roaming the Martian surface on a mission to uncover its secrets; now, Perseverance joins this dedicated group of machines to uncover if there is, or was ever, life on the Red Planet.

★ 0.0/10
#4

Most Violent Event in the Universe

S11:E3

The collision of two supermassive black holes is the most violent event that can occur in the universe; experts explore where a black hole's energy originates and what really happens when the two most powerful objects in the cosmos clash.

★ 0.0/10
#5

Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe

S11:E4

In a fictional scenario set in 2029, an asteroid hurtling towards Earth at 40,000 mph will reduce New York to ashes; examining the hypothetical, experts weigh in to determine what could happen, and how it might be stopped.

★ 8.1/10 (27 votes)
#1

Solar System Special

S11:E5

New discoveries have rewritten the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the Sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision, to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

★ 8.4/10 (35 votes)
#2

The Moons of Saturn

S11:E1

Discover how Saturn's moons could rewrite the rules of the Solar System.

★ 8.4/10 (35 votes)

The Moons of Saturn

S11:E1

Discover how Saturn's moons could rewrite the rules of the Solar System.

★ 0.0/10

A Robot's Guide to Mars

S11:E2

Mars is infested with robots, orbiting the planet and roaming the Martian surface on a mission to uncover its secrets; now, Perseverance joins this dedicated group of machines to uncover if there is, or was ever, life on the Red Planet.

★ 0.0/10

Most Violent Event in the Universe

S11:E3

The collision of two supermassive black holes is the most violent event that can occur in the universe; experts explore where a black hole's energy originates and what really happens when the two most powerful objects in the cosmos clash.

★ 0.0/10

Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe

S11:E4

In a fictional scenario set in 2029, an asteroid hurtling towards Earth at 40,000 mph will reduce New York to ashes; examining the hypothetical, experts weigh in to determine what could happen, and how it might be stopped.

★ 8.1/10 (27 votes)

Solar System Special

S11:E5

New discoveries have rewritten the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the Sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision, to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
6 ★ 8.5 4
★ 8.9 Are Black Holes Real?
★ 8.2 Death of the Milky Way
8 ★ 8.5 7
★ 8.9 Edge of the Universe
★ 8.0 Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat
7 ★ 8.5 9
★ 8.8 Nightmares of Neutron Stars
★ 8.2 How Black Holes Made Us
10 ★ 8.4 2
★ 8.6 Dark History of Earth
★ 8.3 Curse of the Cosmic Rays
5 ★ 8.4 4
★ 8.6 Mystery of Planet 9
★ 8.3 Stars That Kill
3 ★ 8.4 5
★ 8.5 Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?
★ 8.2 Journey from the Center of the Sun
4 ★ 8.4 4
★ 8.7 Edge of the Solar System
★ 8.1 How the Universe Built Your Car
11 ★ 8.2 2
★ 8.4 The Moons of Saturn
★ 8.1 Solar System Special
9 ★ 8.2 7
★ 8.4 Mission to a Comet
★ 7.8 Aliens of the Microcosmos
1 ★ 8.2 8
★ 8.3 Black Holes
★ 8.0 Solar Systems
2 ★ 8.1 8
★ 8.4 Birth of the Earth
★ 7.8 Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life