Name: How the Universe Works
Released: 2010-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dr. Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss, Phil Plait

Available on HBO Max

Have you ever wondered exactly how our Universe is put together? How is it built? And how it actually works? This is ultimate guide to the Cosmos will show as never before the inner workings of our planet, the Solar System, the galaxies and the Universe itself.

Documentary · 2010 · 44 min

Starring Dr. Michio Kaku , Lawrence Krauss , Phil Plait

Director Alex Hearle

EPISODE 1

The Moons of Saturn

With more than 80 moons, Saturn could rank among the most dynamic planetary system in Sol's neighborhood; with its giant underground oceans and protective magnetic fields, experts explore how Saturn's moons offer new insight into the Solar System.

42 min · 5 Mar 2023
EPISODE 2

A Robot's Guide to Mars

Mars is infested with robots, orbiting the planet and roaming the Martian surface on a mission to uncover its secrets; now, Perseverance joins this dedicated group of machines to uncover if there is, or was ever, life on the Red Planet.

42 min · 12 Mar 2023
EPISODE 3

Most Violent Event in the Universe

The collision of two supermassive black holes is the most violent event that can occur in the universe; experts explore where a black hole's energy originates and what really happens when the two most powerful objects in the cosmos clash.

42 min · 19 Mar 2023
EPISODE 4

Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe

In a fictional scenario set in 2029, an asteroid hurtling towards Earth at 40,000 mph will reduce New York to ashes; examining the hypothetical, experts weigh in to determine what could happen, and how it might be stopped.

42 min · 26 Mar 2023
EPISODE 5

Solar System Special

Exploring new discoveries that rewrite the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

48 min · 2 Apr 2023