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8.9/10 (78 votes)
#1

Edge of the Universe

S8:E7

We don't yet know where the edge of the universe is or what happens there; but thanks to cutting-edge technology and new discoveries, experts might finally reveal the secrets of the phenomena that can be found in deepest reaches of the cosmos.

Patusza Feb 21, 2024

I think my brain melted a bit at this one lol

8.6/10 (66 votes)
#2

Secrets of Time Travel

S8:E5

Time travel might be more possible than we ever imagined, and today, cutting-edge technology and the latest research into black holes and wormholes is helping experts get steps closer to discovering how to travel through time.

8.6/10 (59 votes)
#3

Monsters of the Milky Way

S8:E8

The center of the Milky Way is home to strange and deadly phenomena that we don't yet understand, but using the latest science, experts are revealing how the supermassive black hole our galaxy's core shapes life on Earth.

8.6/10 (53 votes)
#4

Earth's Death Orbit

S8:E9

Earth's journey through the universe is a perilous one, and new discoveries reveal that our planet is heading toward a mysterious area of the cosmos that could eject us out of the Milky Way and into oblivion.

8.5/10 (59 votes)
#5

Death of the Last Stars

S8:E4

Our universe's stars are dying off faster than new ones are born, and using the latest technology, experts investigate the secrets of the last stars of the cosmos and what this stellar apocalypse means for life on earth.

8.1/10 (60 votes)
#6

NASA's Journey to Mars

S8:E2

NASA is on a mission to send humans to Mars within just 15 years, but to reach this next frontier of space exploration, experts must discover new technology and cutting-edge science that protects astronauts from the Red Planet's deadliest killers.

8.0/10 (67 votes)
#7

Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat

S8:E1

If a massive asteroid collides with earth, it could end life on our planet as we know it; new discoveries and cutting-edge tech reveal just how close we are to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it.

0.0/10
#8

Hunt for Alien Evidence

S8:E3

The discovery of extraterrestrial life might face an impossible challenge: the physics of the universe itself; but using cutting-edge tech, experts might be on the verge of a groundbreaking find -- and the evidence could already be in hand.

0.0/10
#9

When NASA Met Jupiter

S8:E6

NASA's Juno spacecraft is part of a cutting-edge mission to explore the mysteries of Jupiter, and as this mighty probe is pummeled with deadly radiation, it gathers new data that could change everything we know about the solar system's biggest planet.

8.0/10 (67 votes)
#1

Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat

S8:E1

If a massive asteroid collides with earth, it could end life on our planet as we know it; new discoveries and cutting-edge tech reveal just how close we are to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it.

8.1/10 (60 votes)
#2

NASA's Journey to Mars

S8:E2

NASA is on a mission to send humans to Mars within just 15 years, but to reach this next frontier of space exploration, experts must discover new technology and cutting-edge science that protects astronauts from the Red Planet's deadliest killers.

8.5/10 (59 votes)
#3

Death of the Last Stars

S8:E4

Our universe's stars are dying off faster than new ones are born, and using the latest technology, experts investigate the secrets of the last stars of the cosmos and what this stellar apocalypse means for life on earth.

8.6/10 (66 votes)
#4

Secrets of Time Travel

S8:E5

Time travel might be more possible than we ever imagined, and today, cutting-edge technology and the latest research into black holes and wormholes is helping experts get steps closer to discovering how to travel through time.

8.6/10 (59 votes)
#5

Monsters of the Milky Way

S8:E8

The center of the Milky Way is home to strange and deadly phenomena that we don't yet understand, but using the latest science, experts are revealing how the supermassive black hole our galaxy's core shapes life on Earth.

8.6/10 (53 votes)
#6

Earth's Death Orbit

S8:E9

Earth's journey through the universe is a perilous one, and new discoveries reveal that our planet is heading toward a mysterious area of the cosmos that could eject us out of the Milky Way and into oblivion.

8.9/10 (78 votes)
#7

Edge of the Universe

S8:E7

We don't yet know where the edge of the universe is or what happens there; but thanks to cutting-edge technology and new discoveries, experts might finally reveal the secrets of the phenomena that can be found in deepest reaches of the cosmos.

Patusza Feb 21, 2024

I think my brain melted a bit at this one lol

8.0/10 (67 votes)

Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat

S8:E1

If a massive asteroid collides with earth, it could end life on our planet as we know it; new discoveries and cutting-edge tech reveal just how close we are to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it.

8.1/10 (60 votes)

NASA's Journey to Mars

S8:E2

NASA is on a mission to send humans to Mars within just 15 years, but to reach this next frontier of space exploration, experts must discover new technology and cutting-edge science that protects astronauts from the Red Planet's deadliest killers.

0.0/10

Hunt for Alien Evidence

S8:E3

The discovery of extraterrestrial life might face an impossible challenge: the physics of the universe itself; but using cutting-edge tech, experts might be on the verge of a groundbreaking find -- and the evidence could already be in hand.

8.5/10 (59 votes)

Death of the Last Stars

S8:E4

Our universe's stars are dying off faster than new ones are born, and using the latest technology, experts investigate the secrets of the last stars of the cosmos and what this stellar apocalypse means for life on earth.

8.6/10 (66 votes)

Secrets of Time Travel

S8:E5

Time travel might be more possible than we ever imagined, and today, cutting-edge technology and the latest research into black holes and wormholes is helping experts get steps closer to discovering how to travel through time.

0.0/10

When NASA Met Jupiter

S8:E6

NASA's Juno spacecraft is part of a cutting-edge mission to explore the mysteries of Jupiter, and as this mighty probe is pummeled with deadly radiation, it gathers new data that could change everything we know about the solar system's biggest planet.

8.9/10 (78 votes)

Edge of the Universe

S8:E7

We don't yet know where the edge of the universe is or what happens there; but thanks to cutting-edge technology and new discoveries, experts might finally reveal the secrets of the phenomena that can be found in deepest reaches of the cosmos.

Patusza Feb 21, 2024

I think my brain melted a bit at this one lol

8.6/10 (59 votes)

Monsters of the Milky Way

S8:E8

The center of the Milky Way is home to strange and deadly phenomena that we don't yet understand, but using the latest science, experts are revealing how the supermassive black hole our galaxy's core shapes life on Earth.

8.6/10 (53 votes)

Earth's Death Orbit

S8:E9

Earth's journey through the universe is a perilous one, and new discoveries reveal that our planet is heading toward a mysterious area of the cosmos that could eject us out of the Milky Way and into oblivion.

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