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| Erik Thompson | Himself - Narrator | |
| Alex Filippenko | Himself - Ask The Universe | |
| Laura Danly | Herself - Griffith Observatory | |
| Clifford V. Johnson | Himself - Univ. of Southern California | |
| Greg Laughlin | Himself - Univ. of California / Santa Cruz | |
| Travis S. Taylor | Himself - Physicist | |
| Barack Obama | Himself - U.S. President | |
| Amy Mainzer | Herself - NASA / JPL | |
| Albert Einstein | Himself | |
| Todd Hoeksema | Himself - Stanford University | |
| Ben Weiss | Himself - Planetary Scientist / MIT | |
| Bruce Betts | Himself - The Planetary Society | |
| James F. Bell | Himself - Cornell University | |
| Holly Gilbert | Herself - NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center | |
| Sean Carroll | Himself - Caltech | |
| Greg Laughlin | Himself - Univ. of California / Santa Cruz | |
| Amy Mainzer | Herself - NASA/JPL | |
| Ben Weiss | Himself - Planetary Scientist / MIT | |
| Geoff Marcy | Himself - Univ. of California Berkeley | |
| Kevin R. Grazier | Himself - NASA/JPL | |
| Holly Gilbert | Herself - NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center | |
| John Kappenman | Himself - Grid Expert / Storm Analysis Consultants | |
| Sergei Krikalev | Himself - Cosmonaut | |
| Don Yeomans | Himself - NASA/JPL | |
| Adam Frank | Himself - University of Rochester | |
| Richard Obousy | Himself - Physicist | |
| Ashwin Vasavada | Himself - NASA/JPL | |
| Glenn Schneider | Himself - University of Arizona | |
| Donald Marsolf | Himself - Univ. of California / Santa Barbara |
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| Producent |
Tim Evans
Carl H. Lindahl Emily Campbell Douglas J. Cohen |
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| Schrijver |
Darryl Rehr
Rob Beemer Tim Evans Laura Verklan |
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| Camerawerk |
Tom Collins
Greg Andracke Paul Johnson |
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| Muzikant |
Eric Amdahl
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From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries. It's a very old universe. Yet just 50 years since man first ventured into outer space, the heavens are yielding their greatest secrets. Robotic rovers give us eyes on the red rock of Mars--NASA probes slam into comets at hyper speed--deep-space telescopes capture violent images of the birth of stars and their collapse into black holes. All have significantly changed the way we see ourselves. We wonder, is there anywhere else out there that that can support life? Episodes examine how discoveries were made and the scientists and explorers who dared to venture into the uncharted territory of the universe. |
| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 29-7-2010 1. 7 Wonders of the Solar System | |
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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.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 5-8-2010 2. Mars: The New Evidence | |
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A look for evidence of life on Mars which provides many clues that it now, or once had supported it; from the remains of lakes and rivers that once flowed on the surface; to the water ice frozen at the poles; to the seasonal changes in methane gases that may prove bacterial life still thrives underground.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 12-8-2010 3. Magnetic Storm | |
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A look at magnetic storms – "Solar Katrinas" created by the sun with the power of ten-thousand nuclear weapons that could cause global electrical blackouts, electronics malfunctions and communication disasters if one should hit the Earth.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 19-8-2010 4. Time Travel | |
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A look at time travel; how it could one day become reality; how Einstein's theory of relativity claims it is possible, and the probable results of traveling to the future and the mind-boggling consequences of traveling to the past.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 26-8-2010 5. Secrets of the Space Probes | |
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A look at space probes, what they have done and found for us in space, and what they might do in the future, such as searching for Earth-like planets and for extraterrestrial life.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 2-9-2010 6. Asteroid Attack | |
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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.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 16-9-2010 7. Total Eclipse | |
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A look at the movements of the Earth, the sun and the moon during solar and lunar eclipses; how humans, if alone in the universe, may be the only intelligent creatures to witness these events; and how astronomers discover planets in other star systems that partially eclipse their stars.
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| Seen it: Yes 60 min. 23-9-2010 8. Dark Future of the Sun | |
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A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future. Also the results of the growing sun as it kills life, including humans, if they were still around.
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