New discoveries regarding the Outer Planets are creating a fundamental rethinking of our solar system. Uranus is a toxic combination of hydrogen, helium and methane. Scientists speculate that the planet was knocked on its side after colliding with another body. Neptune's largest moon, Triton, is cold and barren, but some scientists speculate that liquid water might exist under Triton's icy surface. If this is proven true, Triton could be the home to one of the biggest discoveries of all time. Cold and inhospitable, Pluto completes one orbit around the solar system every 248 years. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.

The Universe Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Secrets of the Sun
• s01e02 - Mars: The Red Planet
• s01e03 - The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
• s01e04 - Jupiter: The Giant Planet
• s01e05 - The Moon
• s01e06 - Spaceship Earth
• s01e07 - The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
• s01e08 - Saturn: Lord of the Rings
• s01e09 - Alien Galaxies
• s01e10 - Life and Death of a Star
• s01e11 - The Outer Planets
• s01e12 - The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
• s01e13 - Search for ET
• s01e14 - Beyond the Big Bang

The Universe Show Summary

From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries. It's a very old universe. Yet just 50 years since man first ventured into outer space, the heavens are yielding their greatest secrets. Robotic rovers give us eyes on the red rock of Mars - NASA probes slam into comets at hyper speed - deep-space telescopes capture unhappy images of the birth of stars and their collapse into black holes. All have significantly changed the way we see ourselves.

We wonder, is there anywhere else out there that that can support life? Using cutting-edge computer graphics, this series brings the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres. Episodes examine how discoveries were made and the scientists and explorers who dared to venture into the uncharted territory of the universe.