Cosmic Journeys

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S1 E2: Attack of the Sun

27 Min Left • Original Air Date: Jul 27, 2009

Scientists probe the sun to learn more about coronal mass ejections, violent periodic outbursts that disrupt Earth's electrical systems.

9:24-9:55AM

31 Min

2009

TV-G

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S1 E32: Black Holes and the High-Energy Universe

Original Air Date: May 14, 2016

Astronomers explore the fundamental workings of the universe and its energies through programs including Fermi, Swift, Chandra, NuSTAR and Hubble.

Aug 24

1:22AM

30 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E24: Reinventing Space Flight

Original Air Date: Feb 3, 2014

Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.

6:16-6:48AM

32 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E22: Voyager: Journey to the Stars

Original Air Date: Apr 7, 2013

Two Voyager spacecraft speed toward the boundary of the solar system, providing astronomers with valuable data about the cosmos.

Aug 24

1:52AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E19: Crashing Into the Moon

Original Air Date: May 11, 2012

Several countries plan to send spacecraft to the moon, potentially leading to a permanent human presence in space.

8:22-8:53AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E18: Mysteries of a Dark Universe

Original Air Date: Oct 14, 2011

Scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe is infinitely expanding in all directions, changing the field of cosmology.

6:48-7:19AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E17: The Riddle of AntiMatter

Original Air Date: Aug 19, 2011

Scientists explore the mysterious substance called antimatter.

Aug 24

2:54AM

31 Min

TV-G

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S1 E13: Venus: Death of a Planet

Original Air Date: Jun 9, 2010

Exploring Venus' history and how it diverged from Earth in its formative years to become a hot, acidic, lifeless world.

Aug 24

12:19AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E11: The Search for Earthlike Planets

Original Air Date: Jan 8, 2010

The Kepler space telescope helps astronomers explore the galaxy for other planets like Earth that are capable of supporting life.

Aug 24

2:23AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E10: Mars: Earth That Never Was

Original Air Date: Dec 21, 2009

Scientists study the history of Mars and explore the possibility that it once contained life.

7:19-7:51AM

32 Min

TV-G

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S1 E9: Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy

Original Air Date: Dec 9, 2009

Astronomers study stars and ultra-dense objects near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to learn more about the black hole at its heart.

Aug 24

9:38PM

39 Min

TV-G

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S1 E6: How Large Is the Universe

Original Air Date: Oct 20, 2009

Scientists look out deep into space hoping to measure the size of the universe based on the relatively miniscule portion of space observable from Earth.

7:51-8:22AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E5: The Largest Black Holes in the Universe

Original Air Date: Sep 27, 2009

Among the millions black holes in the Milky Way Galaxy are massive black holes with the greatest potential for destruction.

Aug 24

12:50AM

32 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E2: Attack of the Sun

Original Air Date: Jul 27, 2009

Scientists probe the sun to learn more about coronal mass ejections, violent periodic outbursts that disrupt Earth's electrical systems.

Aug 24

9:07PM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream

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S1 E1: Birth of the Moon

Original Air Date: Jul 20, 2009

Scientists map the surface of the moon and piece together its history to determine how it formed and learn more about Earth's origins in the process.

8:53-9:24AM

31 Min

TV-G

Available with Freestream