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How the Universe Works

With a cast of experts and amazing CGI, we're looking under the celestial hood at the greatest story of all -- the tale of where everything came from.
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  1. S9 E1 - Journey to a Black Hole

    March 24, 2021
    1 h 28 min
    TV-PG
    Journey to the M87 supermassive black hole and explore the mystery of what lies inside.
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  2. S9 E2 - Mission to a Comet

    March 23, 2021
    44min
    TV-PG
    Experts embark on a ground-breaking mission to land on a comet and reveal its galactic mysteries.
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  3. S9 E3 - Secrets of the Sun

    March 30, 2021
    44min
    TV-PG
    NASA’s Parker Solar Probe investigates the Sun closer than ever before.
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  4. S9 E4 - Aliens of the Microcosmos

    April 6, 2021
    44min
    TV-PG
    New discoveries reveal how microscopic alien organisms shape the cosmos and life on Earth.
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  5. S9 E5 - Curse of the White Dwarf

    April 13, 2021
    44min
    TV-PG
    New research suggests dead stars called white dwarfs may be the key to understanding the universe.
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  6. S9 E6 - War of the Galaxies

    March 31, 2021
    44min
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    Galaxies are in combat across the universe, and the Milky Way will face its biggest opponent ever.
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  7. S9 E7 - The Next Supernova

    April 4, 2021
    44min
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    Our galaxy is full of stars ready to explode into supernovas, and the search is on to locate which one will be the next to blow.
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  8. S9 E8 - Secret Lives of Neutrinos

    April 4, 2021
    44min
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    Neutrinos are the most mysterious particles in the universe, and new discoveries reveal why they might be the reason we exist.
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  9. S9 E9 - Birth of the Monster Black Holes

    April 12, 2021
    44min
    TV-PG
    Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole that dates to the earliest days of the cosmos.
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  10. S9 E10 - Gravitational Waves Revealed

    April 29, 2021
    44min
    TV-PG
    Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in a revolutionary way that reveals the universe's greatest mysteries.
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  11. S9 E11 - Mystery of Alien Worlds

    April 26, 2021
    44min
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    New discoveries reveal the secrets of mysterious alien worlds that seem to defy the laws of physics.
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Erik Dellums

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Discovery Global Natural Wonders
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