How the Universe Works
TVPG
Science
Documentary
Delves into the inner workings of outer space, exploring everything from black holes and galaxies to stars and planets.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, February 11
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.
Wednesday, February 11
Secrets of Time Travel
Season 8 • Episode 5
Time travel may be more possible now than ever imagined; experts are closer to discovering how.
Wednesday, February 11
Hunt for Alien Evidence
Season 8 • Episode 3
The discovery of extraterrestrial life might face a challenge: the physics of the universe itself.
Thursday, February 12
How to Build a Planet
Season 8 •
Exploring the limits of human knowledge and explaining the science behind the rules of the universe.
Thursday, February 12
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.
Thursday, February 12
Moon
Season 8 •
Cutting-edge technology shines light on the dark side of the moon.
Friday, February 13
Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat
Season 8 • Episode 1
If a massive asteroid collides with Earth, it could end life on the planet as one knows it.
Monday, February 16
Curse of the Cosmic Rays
Season 10 • Episode 2
Cosmic rays capable of destroying human DNA are hurtling through outer space like subatomic bullets.
Monday, February 16
Secrets of the Cosmic Web
Season 10 • Episode 1
New astronomical research is beginning to reveal an invisible scaffold of dark matter.
Tuesday, February 17
The Moons of Saturn
Season 11 • Episode 1
Scientific experts explore how Saturn's moons offer new insight into the Solar System.
Tuesday, February 17
Hunt for Dark Matter
Season 10 • Episode 4
Dark Matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together.
Wednesday, February 18
Dark History of Earth
Season 10 • Episode 6
Earth's history is marked by one cosmic disaster after another, forging the path of human evolution.
Wednesday, February 18
Voyager's Ultimate Mission
Season 10 • Episode 8
How the extended operation of two Voyager spacecraft transformed into the ultimate mission.
Thursday, February 19
Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe
Season 11 • Episode 4
Examining a hypothetical asteroid impact, experts weigh in to determine how to avert tragedy.
Thursday, February 19
Most Violent Event in the Universe
Season 11 • Episode 3
Experts explore what really happens when the two most powerful objects in the cosmos clash.
Friday, February 20
A Robot's Guide to Mars
Season 11 • Episode 2
Perseverance joins a dedicated group of machines to uncover life on the Red Planet.
Friday, February 20
Hunt for the Universe's Origin
Season 1 • Episode 8
Determining the age of the universe continues to be an elusive endeavor for scientists.
Monday, February 23
War of the Galaxies
Season 9 • Episode 6
The Milky Way will face the Andromeda Galaxy in a struggle that could create a new super galaxy.
Monday, February 23
Mystery of Alien Worlds
Season 9 • Episode 11
Experts use cutting-edge astronomy to investigate mysterious alien worlds.
Tuesday, February 24
Birth of the Monster Black Holes
Season 9 • Episode 9
New discoveries reveal a supermassive black hole from the earliest days of the cosmos.
Tuesday, February 24
Curse of the White Dwarf
Season 9 • Episode 5
New research suggests that white dwarfs may be the key to understanding the universe itself.
Tuesday, February 24
Finding the New Earth
Season 7 • Episode 9
Some exoplanets resemble earth enough that one could be a new home for humanity.
Wednesday, February 25
Secret Lives of Neutrinos
Season 9 • Episode 8
New discoveries reveal how neutrinos pass through objects undetected.
Wednesday, February 25
Aliens of the Microcosmos
Season 9 • Episode 4
New discoveries reveal how bacteria, viruses and other alien micro-organisms built life on Earth.
Wednesday, February 25
Mission to a Comet
Season 9 • Episode 2
The Rosetta mission is a groundbreaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time.
Thursday, February 26
Secrets of the Sun
Season 9 • Episode 3
Cutting-edge discoveries about the sun challenge everything known about its atmosphere.
Thursday, February 26
The Next Supernova
Season 9 • Episode 7
A supernova hasn't occurred in 400 years, and the search is on to locate which star may be next.
Friday, February 27
Gravitational Waves Revealed
Season 9 • Episode 10
Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in revolutionary, new ways.
Friday, February 27
Solar System Special
Season 11 • Episode 5
Exploring discoveries that rewrite the history of the solar system, including the birth of the sun.
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