How is the universe put together? How is it built? And how does it actually work? How the Universe Works Series 8 shows the inner workings of our planet, the solar system, the galaxies and the universe itself. In the first episode, if a massive asteroid collides with earth, it could end life on our planet as we know it. New discoveries a ...nd cutting-edge tech reveal just how close we are to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it.
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NASA is on a mission to send humans to Mars within just 15 years, but to reach this next frontier of space exploration, experts must discover new technology and cutting-edge science that protects astronauts from the Red Planet's deadliest killers.
In the third episode, the discovery of extraterrestrial life might face an impossible challenge: the physics of the universe itself; but using cutting-edge tech, experts might be on the verge of a groundbreaking find -- and the evidence could already be in hand.
Stars helped create us, building and spreading the ingredients for life to develop. But there will definitely be a point in the future when, in the future when, you look up, you will no longer be able to see stars. For billions of years, stars brought life to the universe. Now, they're dying out in a star apocalypse. What's causing the d ...ie-off, and what happens to life when the lights go out?
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Could time travel ever be science fact? Time itself may be something you can bend and stretch. Trying to understand if time travel can be possible teach us a lot about the universe. It forces us to take on some of the toughest unanswered questions in all of physics and will ultimately probably lead to deeper understanding of the very nature o ...f the cosmos.
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In the first episode, if a massive asteroid collides with earth, it could end life on our planet as we know it. New discoveries a ...nd cutting-edge tech reveal just how close we are to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it. Show More