Season 1
5 episodes · May 28, 2019
Examining the rocky planets at the centre of the Solar System, Professor Cox examines new evidence about the violent creation of Mercury and the hostile atmosphere of Venus, contrasting them with the life-giving planet Earth and the barren Mars.
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S1E1A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
May 28, 201958mThe rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?
S1E2The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
Jun 4, 201958mProfessor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
S1E3The Godfather: Jupiter
Jun 11, 201958mBrian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.
S1E4Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
Jun 18, 201958mProfessor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.
S1E5Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
Jun 25, 201958mIn the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.