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.
Explore the violent formation of our solar system, and look forward to its eventual death. And, what do other planetary systems around far-flung stars look like?
The first second of the Universe, the creation of everything when space, time, matter and energy burst into existence. It is the most important second in history, which seals the Universe's fate and defines everything that comes after - including us.
Saturn's secrets are out: the ferocious weather, the evolving ring system and the discovery of active geology on Saturn's moons. Scientists are looking for life on Saturn's moons -- and they may have found it on Titan.
this episode of this series focuses on a subject that has fascinated scientists for hundreds of years -** stars**. Right now in the Universe's giant furnaces stars are being born. See how their creation changed the cosmos forever, leading to planets and life itself.
Witness the evolution of **galaxies**; from clouds of cold gas floating in the voids of space 13 billion years ago, to the magnificent spirals that fill our night.