How the Universe Works

2010

4.8

367 reviews

TV-PG

Rating

Eligible

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Season 4 episodes (8)

1 How the Universe Built Your Car

7/14/15

Season-only

Beneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.

2 Earth: Venus's Evil Twin

7/21/15

Season-only

There is a hellish planet in our solar system; covered in thick dense clouds and roasted by colossal temperatures. Incredibly this is a vision of Earth's future. To understand how our world will be destroyed we need to look at Earth's evil twin Venus.

3 Monster Black Hole

7/28/15

Season-only

Black holes are the least understood places in the universe, where the rules of physics collapse. We go inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to uncover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.

4 Edge of the Solar System

8/4/15

Season-only

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 inside our cosmic backyard, and effecting our lives on Earth.

5 Dawn of Life

8/11/15

Season-only

We're on the verge of unconvering the how life on Earth came to be. Our origin is a hotly contested scientific debate. Did we come from strange volcanic hatcheries deep under the sea? Or did life on Earth come from another planet?

6 Secret History of the Moon

8/18/15

Season-only

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?

7 The First Oceans

8/25/15

Season-only

Where did the Earth's oceans come from? For years, scientists suspected they came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but an exciting new discovery suggests that its true origins are be more exotic than anyone ever imagined.

8 Forces of Mass Construction

9/1/15

Season-only

There's a mysterious force you can't see or touch, but it affects everything in the universe. Magnetism has shaped our cosmos, and without it, Creation would simply disintegrate. We follow scientists trying to understand how this strange force works.

About this show

From the beginning of time, Stars, Galaxies, Planets, Solar Systems, and more have been working individually and together to produce all that is and all that we see. Take a deeper look at how the cosmos is designed, built, and actually works on How The Universe Works.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

367 reviews

A N D R E W

January 13, 2017

I've talked very highly of this show since episode one first aired. TV isn't usually my thing, in fact most TV is garbage. But... This show opens your mind to the scope and magnitude that is Space. One of the best shows out there if your into science and awesome special effects and graphics to portray it! Narration is excellent once you get into it... especially after a few good blasts of marijuana... Check it out.

11 people found this review helpful

Michael Baker

July 18, 2022

When there is no quality television left to watch, How the Universe Works is a great refuge. It is well written, the visuals are first rate and you actually learn something from it. My wife and I have watched it over and over and over again. It has become like an old friend. There have no been ten seasons so it is possible to watch the show as it was presented in 2012 and note how far astrophysics and other scientific fields have advanced in that time period.

David McMullen (gh0st)

December 19, 2015

I have been watching this show since it began with season one and I am a huge fan of how the universe works! In my opinion, out of all space shows out, this is the best by far. The CGI effects, the cosmologists and has the best up-to-date information available. I give this site a 10 out of 10 from every season. Great job and please continue to make great shows! David

13 people found this review helpful

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