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

Stonehenge

Experts consider the possibility that Stonehenge was used as a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

42m
EPISODE 2

Pyramids

Experts consider the astronomical connections of the pyramids of Giza.

42m
EPISODE 3

Heavenly Destruction

Scientists search for possible astronomical explanations, including an asteroid impact, for the Biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah.

42m
EPISODE 4

Star of Bethlehem

Experts look for possible astronomical explanations for the biblical star of Bethlehem, which guided the Magi to the birthplace of Christ.

42m
EPISODE 1

Omens of Doom

Examining the interpretations by ancient peoples of celestial phenomena as bad omens, and the impact that the perceived omens may have had on history.

40m
EPISODE 2

The Eye of God

Examining the different shapes in the Universe and how physical forces shaped the Universe and how each shape tells its own story of an object's origin.

41m