How the Universe Works

Friday, May 16

Curse of the White Dwarf

Season 9 • Episode 5

New research suggests that white dwarfs may be the key to understanding the universe itself.

Friday, May 16

Birth of the Monster Black Holes

Season 9 • Episode 9

New discoveries reveal a supermassive black hole from the earliest days of the cosmos.

Monday, May 19

Did the Big Bang Really Happen?

Season 7 • Episode 6

New discoveries cause astronomers to question if the Big Bang really happened.

Monday, May 19

Finding the New Earth

Season 7 • Episode 9

Some exoplanets resemble earth enough that one could be a new home for humanity.

Tuesday, May 20

Hunt for Alien Life

Season 7 • Episode 8

Latest discoveries suggest life beyond this planet; investigating if earth's life began elsewhere.

Tuesday, May 20

Battle of the Dark Universe

Season 7 • Episode 7

New discoveries about dark matter and dark energy, which are locked in an epic battle.

Wednesday, May 21

When Supernovas Strike

Season 7 • Episode 2

The death of giant stars creates the elements that are essential to all life in the universe.

Wednesday, May 21

How Black Holes Made Us

Season 7 • Episode 4

New discoveries reveal that black holes might have been essential to building the universe itself.

Thursday, May 22

Secret World of Nebulas

Season 7 • Episode 5

New discoveries reveal the secrets of nebulas, where stars are born and die.

Thursday, May 22

The Interstellar Mysteries

Season 7 • Episode 3

Interstellar space is not empty and unremarkable as previously thought.

Friday, May 23

Nightmares of Neutron Stars

Season 7 • Episode 1

New discoveries about neutron stars, strange and violent phenomena that defy the laws of physics.

Friday, May 23

Cassini's Final Secrets

Season 7 • Episode 10

Fresh data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft helps scientists make brand-new discoveries about Saturn.

Monday, May 26

Death of the Last Stars

Season 8 • Episode 4

The universe's stars are dying off faster than new ones are born.

Monday, May 26

Monsters of the Milky Way

Season 8 • Episode 8

The center of the Milky Way is home to strange and deadly phenomena that is difficult to understand.

Tuesday, May 27

Secrets of Time Travel

Season 8 • Episode 5

Time travel may be more possible now than ever imagined; experts are closer to discovering how.

Tuesday, May 27

When NASA Met Jupiter

Season 8 • Episode 6

NASA's Juno spacecraft is part of a cutting-edge mission to explore the mysteries of Jupiter.

Wednesday, May 28

NASA's Journey to Mars

Season 8 • Episode 2

Experts must discover new technology to protect astronauts from the Red Planet's deadliest killers.

Wednesday, May 28

How to Build a Planet

Season 8 •

Exploring the limits of human knowledge and explaining the science behind the rules of the universe.

Thursday, May 29

Edge of the Universe

Season 8 • Episode 7

Thursday, May 29

Earth's Death Orbit

Season 8 • Episode 9

Earth's journey is a perilous one and a new discovery reveals that the planet could be in danger.

Friday, May 30

Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries

Season 6 • Episode 2

Star systems with binary stars, once relegated to science-fiction, may actually exist.

Friday, May 30

Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets

Season 6 • Episode 8

New discoveries reveal the secrets of hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets.

Monday, June 2

Dark History of the Solar System

Season 6 • Episode 3

New discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of alien worlds.

Monday, June 2

Mystery of Spacetime

Season 6 • Episode 10

Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, time, light, and energy.