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Wonders of the Solar System
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Wonders of the Solar System

Sun, Mar 7, 2010
  • Documentary
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

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  • BBC Two↗
Cast

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  • Professor Brian Cox
    Professor Brian Cox
    as Self - Presenter
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Episodes

1 season · 5 episodes

Ended · 5 aired
Season 1
5 episodes · 5 aired
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  • E1
    Empire of the Sun
    Aired · Sun, Mar 7, 2010 · 60m

    Professor Brian Cox explores the sun - the powerhouse of our solar system.

  • E2
    Order Out of Chaos
    Aired · Sun, Mar 14, 2010 · 60m

    Professor Brian Cox looks at the rings of Saturn, formed from a chaotic cloud of gas.

  • E3
    The Thin Blue Line
    Aired · Sun, Mar 21, 2010 · 60m

    How an envelope of gas can create some of the most wondrous sights in the solar system.

  • E4
    Dead or Alive
    Aired · Sun, Mar 28, 2010 · 60m

    Brian Cox shows how a planet's size can make the difference between life and death.

  • E5
    Aliens
    Aired · Sun, Apr 4, 2010 · 60m

    Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens has followed the search for water.