Gravity is the most powerful and exacting force in the universe. It is pervasive and penetrating. Gravity binds us together, its reach hangs stars in the sky and its grip crushes light. Gravity holds planets together, and leashes them to their suns. Without gravity, stars, comets, moons, nebulae, and even the Earth itself would not exist. Explore how science and humanity discovered, overcame and utilized gravity. Learn what it takes to propel objects into the heavens, to ride a wave or to ski down a slope. Take a front row seat as an astronaut subjects himself to the weightless wonders of the specially modified aircraft used to train astronauts known as the "Vomit Comet".

The Universe Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Alien Planets
• s02e02 - Cosmic Holes
• s02e03 - Mysteries of the Moon
• s02e04 - The Milky Way
• s02e05 - Alien Moons
• s02e06 - Dark Matter
• s02e07 - Astrobiology
• s02e08 - Space Travel
• s02e09 - Supernovas
• s02e10 - Constellations
• s02e11 - Unexplained Mysteries
• s02e12 - Cosmic Collisions
• s02e13 - Colonizing Space
• s02e14 - Nebulas
• s02e15 - Wildest Weather Of The Cosmos
• s02e16 - Biggest Things In The Universe
• s02e17 - Gravity
• s02e18 - Cosmic Apocalypse

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.