Universe

Professor Brian Cox begins his exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. It is estimated that there are two hundred trillion stars in the universe, each playing their part in an epic story of creation, a great saga that stretches from the dawn of time, with the arrival of the first star, through diverse generations until the arrival of our own star, the Sun, and a civilisation that has grown up in its light.

Humans have long gazed up at the night sky, wondering whether other lifeforms and intelligences could be thriving on worlds far beyond our own. Answering that question seemed fated to remain pure speculation.

A space mission discovers the dramatic history of the Milky Way. Prof Brian Cox reveals how the galaxy endured multiple collisions as rival galaxies fought for survival.

Prof Brian Cox journeys into a supermassive black hole, a monster that can destroy worlds, stop time, and is forcing us to reassess our understanding of reality.

It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the very beginning - the origin of the Universe.