How the Universe Works — Season 4

01 How the Universe Built Your Car
Jul 14, 201542m
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.
02 Earth, Venus's Evil Twin
Jul 21, 201542m★ 8.0
An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.
03 Monster Black Hole
Jul 28, 201542m
A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.
04 Edge of the Solar System
Aug 4, 201542m★ 9.0
Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.
05 Dawn Of Life
Aug 11, 201542m
Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.
06 Secret History of the Moon
Aug 18, 201542m
The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.
07 The First Oceans
Aug 25, 201542m
For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.
08 Forces of Mass Construction
Sep 1, 201542m
Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.