Name: The Universe
Released: 2007-05-29T07:00:00.000Z
Cast: Erik Thompson

TV Show · Documentary

In the years since man first ventured into space, scientific discoveries have had a dramatic impact on mankind's perception of both the universe and the human race's relationship to it. This ambitious series examines the known universe and the speculative worlds that may lie out there beyond the edge of the unknown.

2007 · 44m

Starring Erik Thompson

Director Laura Verklan, Louis Tarantino

EPISODE 1

7 Wonders of the Solar System

A close up look at some of the most astonishing wonders of our solar system, such as the geysers of Enceladus; Saturn's amazing rings; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and the heights of Olympus Mons on Mars.
EPISODE 2

Mars: The New Evidence

The Red Planet has yielded up many new clues that life may have once existed there and may even exist there today.
EPISODE 3

Magnetic Storm

A look at what causes a magnetic super-storm, why magnetism is so powerful and what can be done to prevent future storms.
EPISODE 5

Secrets of the Space Probes

In the 21st century, space probes are photographing, drilling and even sniffing new worlds in the quest for life.
EPISODE 6

Asteroid Attack

A look at asteroids and the impact they have or had on life now and before. Also, what spacecrafts can tell us about them, what they can do to civilization, and the possibility of living on one.
EPISODE 8

Dark Future of the Sun

A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future.