The Complete Cosmos

9.0(2)|1998-01-01|2 seasons, 25 episodes

Documentary

Overview

Astronomy is a never-ending wonder: planets and stars, comets, black holes, supernovas, quasars, pulsars and much more. And above all, the miracle of life. This exciting travel questions the place of the human race in the universe showing its fascinating and incredible events: creation of black holes and planets, destruction of stars, the infinite wandering of the comets and other things enough to love the astronomy and the science forever. This Channel 4 TV series covers it all in 10-minutes episodes.

Episodes

The Solar System(13)Discovery Into Deep Space(12)

S1E1 · 1998-01-01 · 10m

The Sun

Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our local star.

S1E2 · 1998-01-08 · 10m

Mercury

The most comprehensive portrait ever of this scorched little planet. Takes a look at double sunrises, craters, cracks and, incongruously, maybe polar ice.

S1E3 · 1998-01-15 · 10m

Venus

Looking at the planetary hell beneath the clouds, the poisonous, crushing atmosphere, seating heats, volcanoes and a runaway greenhouse effect.

S1E4 · 1998-01-22 · 10m

Earth

The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate, weather and El Nino.

S1E5 · 1998-01-29 · 10m

Moon (aka Luna)

The story of the Moon and its birth from collisions, its influence on Earth, Apollo landings and the recent discovery of water.

S1E6 · 1998-02-05 · 10m

Mars

Could cold arid Mars be the next place we land? Looking at polar caps, volcanoes, the biggest canyon ever seen and the possibility that Mars once had oceans.

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Jon Snow

Narrator (voice)