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1: Different Worlds: 29 April 1999: The first episode covers the early attempts at space travel and the development of rocket technology, and discusses the formation of the planets from the nebular hypothesis and accretion theory. 2: Terra Firma: 6 May 1999: The story of the terrestrial planets and their exploration. 3: Giants: 13 May 1999
First broadcast on BBC Two beginning Tuesday 28 May 2019, the five-episode series looks at each planet in detail, examining scientific theories and hypotheses about the formation and evolution of the Solar System gained by uncrewed missions to the planets. [2]
The first episode was shown on BBC Two on 7 October 2024, [1] with the remaining four episodes made available on BBC iPlayer on the same date. [2] It follows Cox's previous series Wonders of the Solar System , shown in 2010, and The Planets , shown in 2019.
Sent to space aboard NASA’s twin Voyager probes, the records were designed as the first recorded interstellar message from humankind to potential intelligent life in the cosmos.
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The episode begins with Tyson setting off on the "Ship of the Imagination" to discover Earth’s cosmic address within the Virgo Supercluster and its place in space and time. As the viewer floats along with him past the planets of our Solar System , he skims over Venus ; he shows this planet's intense greenhouse effect , as well as its ...
An alignment of six planets will dazzle in January 2025. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align in the night sky. "The whole month of January is a great time to see the ...
The exploration of Jupiter — the biggest and most extreme planet in the Solar System — may change humanity's understanding of the Solar System.Recent discoveries by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Juno mission uncover what lies beneath Jupiter's violent storms and reveal that Jupiter is more akin to a star than a planet.