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

TV Show · Documentary

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.

2010 · 44m

Starring Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss, Phil Plait

Director Alex Hearle

EPISODE 7

Milky Way

Research suggests that supermassive black holes might be the creator of the Milky Way.
EPISODE 2

Venus: Earth's Evil Twin

There is a planet in the solar system covered in thick, dense clouds and roasted by colossal temperatures, and is a vision of Earth's future; taking a look at Venus to understand how Earth will be destroyed.
EPISODE 4

Edge of the Solar System

Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.
EPISODE 5

Dawn of Life

Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.
EPISODE 7

The First Oceans

For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.
EPISODE 8

Forces of Mass Construction

Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.