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Mysteries of a Dark Universe
This documentary delves into some of the mysteries our universe harbors, mainly dark energy.
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Wonders of the Universe
Who are we? Where do we come from? For thousands of years humanity has turned to religion and myth for answers to these enduring questions. But in this documentary series, Brian Cox presents a different set of answers through science.
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Do We Really Need the Moon?
The Moon is such a familiar presence in the sky that most of us take it for granted. But what if it wasn’t where it is now? How would that affect life on Earth?
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What is Reality?
There is a strange and mysterious world that surrounds us, a world largely hidden from our senses. The quest to explain the true nature of reality is one of the great scientific detective stories.
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Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
This is a fictional story of a manned voyage through the solar system presented in the form of a docudrama.
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Death of the Universe
In the farthest reaches of space, a volatile battle is taking place between two forces so great, they may eventually destroy the very universe itself. Known as Dark Matter and Dark Energy, these opposing forces have the capacity to rip apart the universe atom-by-atom.
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Is Everything We Know About the Universe Wrong?
There’s something very odd going on in space, something that shouldn’t be possible. It is as though vast swathes of the universe are being hoovered up by a gigantic and invisible celestial vacuum cleaner.
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Liquid Universe
On alien planets it rains from the sky as scalding iron. On distant moons, even at hundreds of degrees below zero, they slosh around in lakes of methane. They can cover planets in oceans of electrified hydrogen metal. They churn in dead stars and even our planet. They’re so rare in the universe, they almost don’t exist, but these are the liquids of our Liquid Universe.
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Alien Worlds
Science is at long last within grasp of one of its “holy grails” – the location of an alien Earth.
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Jupiter, The Giant Planet
Jupiter, the giant planet, is the king of many questions concerning our solar system and it could possibly hold many answers.
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The Big Bang
Professor Jim Al Khalili delves into over 50 years of the BBC science archive to tell the story behind the emergence of one of the greatest theories of modern science, the Big Bang.
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Who’s Afraid of a Big Black Hole?
Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. Yet scientists now believe black holes could hold the key to answering the ultimate question – what was there before the Big Bang?
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