How the Universe Works

How the Universe Works - Science Channel

Science Channel

Series

2010

TVPG

Science

Documentary

Delves into the inner workings of outer space, exploring everything from black holes and galaxies to stars and planets.

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Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Thursday, July 3

The Quasar Engima

Season 6 • Episode 7

Quasars are the most powerful objects in the universe and ultimately destroy everything that exists.

Thursday, July 3

Are Black Holes Real?

Season 6 • Episode 1

Cosmologists say there are black holes throughout the Universe, but they've never seen one.

Monday, July 7

War on Asteroids

Season 6 • Episode 9

Scientists use cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse.

Monday, July 7

Mystery of Spacetime

Season 6 • Episode 10

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

Tuesday, July 8

Gravitational Waves Revealed

Season 9 • Episode 10

Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in revolutionary, new ways.

Tuesday, July 8

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.

Wednesday, July 9

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.

Wednesday, July 9

Aliens of the Microcosmos

Season 9 • Episode 4

New discoveries reveal how bacteria, viruses and other alien micro-organisms built life on Earth.

Thursday, July 10

Secret Lives of Neutrinos

Season 9 • Episode 8

New discoveries reveal how neutrinos pass through objects undetected.

Thursday, July 10

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, July 11

Mystery of Alien Worlds

Season 9 • Episode 11

Experts use cutting-edge astronomy to investigate mysterious alien worlds.

Friday, July 11

Secrets of the Sun

Season 9 • Episode 3

Cutting-edge discoveries about the sun challenge everything known about its atmosphere.

Monday, July 14

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, July 14

Curse of the White Dwarf

Season 9 • Episode 5

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

Monday, July 14

Journey to a Black Hole

Season 9 • Episode 1

The mystery of the M87 supermassive black hole and how it controls the entire galaxy.

Tuesday, July 15

Strangest Alien Worlds

Season 5 • Episode 9

Discoveries of new planets have revealed countless worlds much stranger than Earth.

Tuesday, July 15

Black Holes: The Secret Origin

Season 5 • Episode 3

New evidence helps science explore the origins of supermassive black holes.

Tuesday, July 15

The Interstellar Mysteries

Season 7 • Episode 3

Interstellar space is not empty and unremarkable as previously thought.

Wednesday, July 16

Life & Death on the Red Planet

Season 5 • Episode 7

After a series of cataclysmic events, Mars becomes a hostile environment for life.

Wednesday, July 16

The Dark Matter Enigma

Season 5 • Episode 8

Dark matter is the biggest mystery of the cosmos; scientists know that it has been vital.

Thursday, July 17

The Universe's Deadliest

Season 5 • Episode 6

The universe is a dangerous place; exploring the deadliest spots in the cosmos.

Thursday, July 17

Stars That Kill

Season 5 • Episode 5

The science behind some of the deadliest phenomena in the universe.

Friday, July 18

Mystery of Planet 9

Season 5 • Episode 2

Scientists have discovered a planet ten times the size of Earth on the edge of the solar system.

Friday, July 18

Secret History of Pluto

Season 5 • Episode 4

The first close-up images of Pluto reveal unimaginable secrets.