How the Universe Works poster
8.9/10 (76 votes)
#1

Are Black Holes Real?

S6:E1

New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work and what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.

8.5/10 (75 votes)
#2

Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

S6:E5

Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.

8.5/10 (57 votes)
#3

War on Asteroids

S6:E9

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.

Paladin5150 Jan 28, 2019

Yeah, yeah,.... Why does everyone always mention Bruce Willis' "Harry Stamper", (really..., REALLY?...

8.2/10 (69 votes)
#4

Death of the Milky Way

S6:E4

The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.

Paladin5150 Feb 4, 2019

The Galaxy's DYING!!!...., No it's NOT!!! But ya know it COULD though...., Rowe connects the dots!!!...

0.0/10
#5

Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

S6:E2

Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life.

0.0/10
#6

Dark History of the Solar System

S6:E3

Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.

0.0/10
#7

Secret History of Mercury

S6:E6

Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret a dangerous secret that might one day threaten life on Earth.

0.0/10
#8

The Quasar Enigma

S6:E7

Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.

0.0/10
#9

Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

S6:E8

Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

0.0/10
#10

Mystery of Spacetime

S6:E10

Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end.

Paladin5150 Jan 28, 2019

So, basically, in layman's terms, Scientists have NO IDEA how any of this REALLY works and really AR...

8.2/10 (69 votes)
#1

Death of the Milky Way

S6:E4

The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.

Paladin5150 Feb 4, 2019

The Galaxy's DYING!!!...., No it's NOT!!! But ya know it COULD though...., Rowe connects the dots!!!...

8.5/10 (75 votes)
#2

Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

S6:E5

Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.

8.5/10 (57 votes)
#3

War on Asteroids

S6:E9

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.

Paladin5150 Jan 28, 2019

Yeah, yeah,.... Why does everyone always mention Bruce Willis' "Harry Stamper", (really..., REALLY?...

8.9/10 (76 votes)
#4

Are Black Holes Real?

S6:E1

New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work and what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.

8.9/10 (76 votes)

Are Black Holes Real?

S6:E1

New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work and what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.

0.0/10

Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

S6:E2

Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life.

0.0/10

Dark History of the Solar System

S6:E3

Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.

8.2/10 (69 votes)

Death of the Milky Way

S6:E4

The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.

Paladin5150 Feb 4, 2019

The Galaxy's DYING!!!...., No it's NOT!!! But ya know it COULD though...., Rowe connects the dots!!!...

8.5/10 (75 votes)

Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants

S6:E5

Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.

0.0/10

Secret History of Mercury

S6:E6

Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret a dangerous secret that might one day threaten life on Earth.

0.0/10

The Quasar Enigma

S6:E7

Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.

0.0/10

Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

S6:E8

Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

8.5/10 (57 votes)

War on Asteroids

S6:E9

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.

Paladin5150 Jan 28, 2019

Yeah, yeah,.... Why does everyone always mention Bruce Willis' "Harry Stamper", (really..., REALLY?...

0.0/10

Mystery of Spacetime

S6:E10

Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end.

Paladin5150 Jan 28, 2019

So, basically, in layman's terms, Scientists have NO IDEA how any of this REALLY works and really AR...

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