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2.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Monster Black Hole
(2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
Black holes are the least understood places in the universe, where the rules of physics collapse. We go inside the super-massive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller
Votes: 95
3.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
What built the Milky Way? New research might now have the answer, revealing an unlikely hero. At the heart of our galaxy sits a super massive black hole, one of the most destructive objects in the Universe. Could it be our creator?
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michio Kaku, Phil Plait
Votes: 90
4. Inside the Milky Way (2010 TV Movie)
96 min | Documentary
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Star: James S. Bullock
Votes: 375
5.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
The Milky Way
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, consists of more than stars and planets. The wide variety of other celestial objects that call the Milk Way home are described. And the Milky Way is not alone but has some nearby companions.
Stars: Erik Thompson, Michelle Thaller, Rob Roy Britt, Mark Morris
Votes: 108
6.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Monster of the Milky Way
(2006)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
Directors: Julia Cort, Thomas Lucas | Stars: Eric Becklin, Gregory Benford, Tiziana Di Matteo, Reinhard Genzel
Votes: 71
7.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Our Place in the Milky Way
(2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Now that the Voyagers have visited the outer planets of the solar system they are heading for new adventures in places astronomers call the Oort Cloud, the heliopause, heliosheath and ... See full summary »
Director: James Grant Goldin | Stars: Erik Thompson, Laura Danly, Alex Filippenko, Clifford V. Johnson
Votes: 55
8.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Solar Systems
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Is our solar system unique? Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star, some 280 alien solar systems have been identified. It's only by looking at solar systems far beyond ... See full summary »
Director: Lorne Townend | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Geoff Marcy, Michelle Thaller
Votes: 151
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9.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Edge of the Solar System
(2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Giant magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide, bizarre invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits. All this and more could be ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Bridge | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Hakeem Oluseyi, Michelle Thaller
Votes: 98
10.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Dark History of the Solar System
(2018)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary
Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of alien worlds that came before us.
Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Kevin Walsh, Erik Asphaug
Votes: 65
11. Birth of the Solar System (2018 Video)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short
The birth of our Solar System was both violent and chaotic. A newborn Jupiter menaced the inner solar system, tossing some planets into the Sun, others thrown into interstellar space, never... See full summary »
Director: Dana Berry | Stars: Melanie Barboni, Matt Malkan, Edward Young
Votes: 26
12.
Space's Deepest Secrets (2016– )
Episode:
Secret History of the Solar System
(2016)
Not Rated | Documentary
The discovery of exoplanets pushes scientists to reexamine the origin of the Solar System; the evidence infers a tale of unrestrained collisions and chaos.
Director: Toby Macdonald | Stars: Scott Bolton, Marek Kukula, Hal Levison, David Nesvorný
Votes: 9
13.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Secrets of the Solar System
(2015)
59 min | Documentary
New planets are now being discovered outside our solar system on a regular basis, and these strange new worlds are forcing scientists to rewrite the history of our own solar system. Far ... See full summary »
Director: Toby Macdonald | Stars: Ruth Wilson, Scott Bolton, Marek Kukula, Hal Levison
Votes: 103
14. The New Frontier (2015–2018)
24 min | Documentary
In the past few decades an uncountable fleet of satellites and and space probes have left Earth to visit every destination in the solar system. Here's what they found.
Star: Stuart Sykes
Votes: 50
15.
Space Suite (2015– )
Episode:
Our Solar System
(2015)
Documentary
A tour of the planets that's over in minutes, but covers millennia of human history as we explore the origins of the names of those worlds. Music: Jupiter. Composer: Gustav Holst.
Directors: Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford
16. Solar System: The Secrets of the Universe (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Join our host on the International Space Station of the year 2050. Marvel at the three-dimensional sights and learn many things about the astral bodies that surround us.
Director: Kalle Max Hofmann | Stars: Erik Hansen, Glenn McCready
Votes: 153
17.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
How the Solar System was Made
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
At 4.6 billion years old, the Solar System is our solid, secure home in the Universe. But how did it come to be? In this episode we trace the system's birth from a thin cloud of dust and ... See full summary »
Director: Darryl Rehr | Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Michael Mischna, Edward Young
Votes: 70
18. Wonders of the Solar System (2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
In this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
Stars: Brian Cox, Richard Hoover, Carolyn Porco, Alan Hildebrand
Votes: 4,717
19.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Birth of the Solar System
(2007)
Documentary, Adventure
Director: Jobim Sampson | Stars: Jeff Hester, Michelle Thaller, Stan Woosley, Peter Tsou
Votes: 26
20.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
7 Wonders of the Solar System
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
The seven wonder of our solar system are discussed: Enceladus' geysers, Rings of Saturn, Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the Asteroid Belt, Mars' Olympus Mons, the Surface of the Sun, and planet Earth.
Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Laura Danly, Greg Laughlin
Votes: 147
21. The Planets (2019)
295 min | Documentary
Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.
Stars: Brian Cox, Fran Bagenal, John Grotzinger, Julie Webster
Votes: 3,827
22.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Planets: Inner Worlds
(2019)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life. Was it always this way?
Directors: Martin Johnson, Stephen Cooter | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Anjali Tripathi, David Grinspoon, Suzanne Smrekar
Votes: 108
23. The Jupiter Enigma (2018)
45 min | Documentary
The Juno probe is the most recent visitor to Jupiter. Orbiting and examining Jupiter with a variety of instruments it provided new understanding of the storms on the planet and Jupiter's ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Lucas | Star: Alex Wyndham
Votes: 188
24. The Planets (1999)
49 min | Documentary
The Planets is a made for television documentary series that explores in depth the planets that make up our solar system.
Stars: Mark Halliley, Sasa Vasilievski, Jerry Soften, Donald Black
Votes: 1,530
25. The Planets (1985)
25 min | Documentary
The well-known astronomer Heather Couper discovers the secrets of the planets, their past, present and future. Using their knowledge of science and astronomy, she tells us the truth about ... See full summary »
Star: Heather Couper
Votes: 17
26.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The only reason life on Earth is possible is because of our stable orbit around the Sun. Elsewhere in the Universe, orbits are chaotic, violent and destructive. On the largest scale, orbits... See full summary »
Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Michelle Thaller, Phil Plait
Votes: 99
27.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
From icy worlds with more fresh water than Earth to flying mountains of pure metal, asteroids shaped our past and promise much for the future. Could these enigmatic space rocks hold the key... See full summary »
Director: George Harris | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Dan Durda, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 100
28.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Comets - Frozen Wanderers
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
We follow the odyssey of a comet as it sails through space, watching every move as it evolves from a chunk of ice and rock into an active nucleus engulfed in a gaseous haze. What we learn ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Phil Plait, Peter H. Schultz
Votes: 98
29.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Journey from the Center of the Sun
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
How does light escape from the sun? We take a journey from the center of the sun, following the path of light. We witness its fiery birth from in the core, its 430,000 mile battle against ... See full summary »
Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Holly Gilbert, Michelle Thaller
Votes: 128
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30. The Secret Life of the Sun (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary
Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
Director: Matthew Barrett | Stars: Kate Humble, Helen Czerski
Votes: 36
31.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Secrets of the Sun
(2012)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
Nova reviews what scientists have learned in recent years about the sun's behavior and how it works. Most significantly, astronomers are at last beginning to understand the the solar ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: Lance Lewman, Holly Gilbert, Bill Murtagh, Jim Green
Votes: 97
32.
Wonders of the Solar System (2010)
Episode:
Empire of the Sun
(2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
Professor Brian Cox explores the powerhouse of them all, the sun. In India he witnesses a total solar eclipse and in Norway, he watches the battle between the sun's wind and Earth, as the ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Olding, Gideon Bradshaw | Stars: Brian Cox, Mike Lockwood
Votes: 196
33.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Dark Future of the Sun
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
It's the apocalyptic finale of our galactic neighborhood, We've now uncovered sizzling clues about our home star's violent demise. And the outcome doesn't look good for planet Earth. New ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Erik Thompson, Craig DeForest, Alex Filippenko, Douglas Duncan
Votes: 58
35. Solarmax (2000)
38 min | Short, Documentary
Solarmax is a 40-minute giant-screen documentary that tells the story of humankind's struggle to understand the sun. The film will take audiences on an incredible voyage from pre-history to... See full summary »
Director: John Weiley | Star: Alex Scott
Votes: 282
36.
Cosmic Journeys (2009– )
Episode:
Solar Superstorms
(2013)
G | Documentary, Short
The causes and consequences of solar weather.
Director: Thomas Lucas | Star: Dick Rodstein
Votes: 11
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37.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The Universe is a magnetic minefield. The Sun spits out flares capable of battering life on Earth. But out there in space lie the true magnetic monsters. As we uncover dangerous megaflares ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Dart | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Phil Plait, Natalie Batalha
Votes: 94
38.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Magnetic Storm
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are bits of the sun thrown into space. When directed in the direction of earth they are a grave threat to civilization. How the sun's magnetic fields generate ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Evans | Stars: Erik Thompson, Travis Taylor, Todd Hoeksema, John Kappenman
Votes: 72
39. Solar Blast (2000 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
Scientists investigate the effects of solar phenomena, such as sunspots and coronal mass ejections (CMEs or "solar blasts"), on Earth's climate (both past and present) and man's technology.
Director: Malvina Anderson Martin | Star: Lance Lewman
Votes: 24
40.
Equinox (1986–2006)
Episode:
Sun Storm
(1997)
PG-13 | 49 min | Documentary
On 13th March, 1989, a sun storm wreaked havoc in Canada, causing widespread power cuts across Quebec, with many people left in darkness for days. How are these storms caused? Can we do anything to prevent them?
Director: Dan Chambers
Votes: 14
41.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Earth's Invisible Shield
(2008)
TV-G | Documentary, Adventure
Earth's magnetosphere, which shields us from deadly solar radiation is decaying rapidly. When it collapses, as Mars's did billions of years ago, Earth will be stripped of its atmosphere, ... See full summary »
Director: Caius Julyan | Stars: Eric Meyers, Mario Acuna, Daniel Lathrop, Peter Olson
Votes: 12
42.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Magnetic Storm
(2003)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Is the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even disappear?
Director: Duncan Copp | Star: Gene Galusha
Votes: 54
43. Birth of Planet Earth (2019)
50 min | Documentary
In the fiery beginnings of our young solar system, worlds were born and obliterated. A young sun vented its rage. Chaos reigned. How did Earth survive against all odds? This eye-opening ... See full summary »
Votes: 34
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44.
Secrets of the Earth (2013– )
Episode:
The Birth and Death of the Planet
(2014)
Documentary
Star: Ezra Knight
45.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Birth of the Earth
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The Earth was formed by a series of cosmic cataclysms including the most powerful blast in the Universe. Yet amid the turmoil our world was born. Could the same chain of events have created... See full summary »
Director: George Harris | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Russell Schweickart
Votes: 96
46.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Birth of the Earth
(2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
The Earth isn't an ordinary generic planet. The processes that created an Earth suitable for modern are unique and surprising.
Director: David Hutt | Stars: Corey Johnson, William Hartmann, Michael Zolensky, Jonathan O'Neil
Votes: 29
47.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Birth of the Earth
(2005)
Documentary, Adventure
The full history of the earth is boiled down to 12 hours on the clock. Within the first hour some 20 planets are formed from cosmic dust, they keep colliding, and our present planets are ... See full synopsis »
Star: Eric Meyers
Votes: 24
48. Seasons (2015)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, History
Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to the lush green forests, when the ice retreated, and the cycle of seasons was established. SEASONS is the awe-inspiring tale of the long shared history that binds humankind and nature.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Alexandre Poulichot, Jacques Cluzaud | Stars: Mickaël Jachimiak-Duffner, Eyleen Schots
Votes: 1,770 | Gross: $0.12M
49. Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey (2012)
Not Rated | 175 min | Documentary
Hosts Kate Humble and Dr. Hellen Czerski follow Earth's one-year journey around the sun and the extreme effects it can have on our planet's weather.
Stars: Kate Humble, Helen Czerski, Joshua Wurman, Mike Theiss
Votes: 311
50. 24 Hours on Earth (2014 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
24 Hours On Earth: In this epic spectacular, the BBC Natural History Unit use a brand new approach to delve deep into the natural world and explore its most critical dimension - time. "24 ... See full summary »
Star: Matthew Macfadyen
Votes: 55
51. Eclipse Across America (2017)
Not Rated | Documentary
This 4-part series teaches viewers about the historic 2017 total solar eclipse that will occur across a large part of the United States in August 2017.
Stars: Mark Bender, Pamela L. Gay, Joi Shilling
Votes: 19
52. Totality (1999)
Documentary, Music
A unique look at total eclipses, capturing the experience within the scenery of a wide range of settings around the planet, from ancient ruins to city skylines. Totality is constantly ... See full summary »
Director: Billy Mallery
Votes: 42
53.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Swallowed by the Sun
(2010)
Documentary, Adventure
Stars: Reg E. Cathey, Barry Aithchison, Sam Bornstein, Sabrina D'Amour
54.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Spaceship Earth
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Take a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth. A survivor of one of the most violent "neighborhoods" in the universe, learn how earth was ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Erik Thompson, Donald Brownlee, Seiji Sugita, Peter H. Schultz
Votes: 143
55. A Beautiful Planet (2016)
G | 46 min | Documentary
An exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence.
Director: Toni Myers | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Samantha Cristoforetti, Scott Kelly, Kjell Lindgren
Votes: 1,460 | Gross: $15.55M
56.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Earth from Space
(2013)
TV-G | 113 min | Documentary
EARTH FROM SPACE is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet.
Stars: Waleed Abdalati, David Adamec, Charlie Bristow, Carl Feldman
Votes: 94
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57. In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary
Maggie Aderin-Pocock reveals how satellites shape our modern world.
Director: Shaun Trevisick | Stars: Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Bob Counts, Kosuke Heki, Jacob Katz
Votes: 39
58.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Secret History of the Moon
(2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Our Moon is stranger than you think, and we reveal its incredible secrets. Can we thank the Moon for life on Earth? What explains the mysterious tunnels beneath its surface? Is a lunar base the key to humanity's future in space?
Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Moogega Cooper, Phil Plait
Votes: 90
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59. Do We Really Need the Moon? (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Through an immersive combination of footage, photos and 3D CGI, this documentary reveals how different the Earth might be if the moon wasn't exactly where it is now. How does a rock ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Lambert | Stars: Maggie Aderin-Pocock, David Criswell, Gary Lofgren, Russet J. McMillan
Votes: 114
60.
Naked Science (2004– )
Episode:
Earth Without the Moon
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure
The Moon is a stabilising force for Earth, enabling life to exist here. But it is receding and moving away faster each year. When it recedes 10% more, life as we know it will be wiped out.
Director: Mark Marabella | Stars: Marjorie A. Chan, Rushmore DeNooyer, Bernard H. Foing, Jennifer Heldmann
Votes: 16
61. Luna (2009 Video)
PG | 53 min | Documentary
There are things on the moon beyond comprehension.
Director: Jose Escamilla | Star: Jose Escamilla
Votes: 26
62.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Mysteries of the Moon
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Various phenomenon observed on earth, both real and perceived, are linked to the moon. Explanations for these phenomenon are presented.
Director: Kevin Barry | Stars: Erik Thompson, Rob Roy Britt, Neil F. Comins, Laura Danly
Votes: 107
63. In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, History
The crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Mike Collins
Votes: 6,915 | Gross: $1.13M
64. If We Had No Moon (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
What if the moon never had existed?
Director: Martyn Ives | Stars: Patrick Stewart, William Hartmann, Jay Melosh, Robin Canup
Votes: 118
65.
The Secrets of the Universe (2017– )
Episode:
What Will We See When the Sun Dies?
(2021)
6 min | Documentary, Animation
In the distant future the Sun will finish fusing all its hydrogen into helium growing into a red giant the size of the orbit of Venus and possibly Earth. The core will collapse suddenly ... See full summary »
Star: Jeffrey Smith
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