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PremieredHow the Universe Works Season 9 released on March 24, 2021.
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Journey to a Black Hole
Journey to the heart of the M87 supermassive black hole, the first and only black hole ever photographed, and explore the mystery of how it grew so large, what lies inside, and how it controls the entire galaxy.
Mission to a Comet
Experts embark on a ground-breaking mission to land on a comet.
Secrets of the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe investigates our Sun.
Aliens of the Microcosmos
New discoveries reveal the power of microscopic alien organisms.
Curse of the White Dwarf
Dead stars called white dwarfs may be the key to understanding the cosmos.
War of the Galaxies
Galaxies are locked in continual combat across the universe, and our own Milky Way will face its biggest opponent ever, the Andromeda Galaxy, in a titanic and deadly struggle that could create a new and unrecognizable super galaxy.
The Next Supernova
The galaxy is full of stars ready to explode into supernovas, a stellar detonation powerful enough to destroy all life on Earth; it's an event that hasn't occurred in 400 years, and the search is on to locate which star may be next.
Secret Lives of Neutrinos
New science reveals why neutrinos are the universe's strangest particles.
Birth of Monster Black Holes
New discoveries reveal an astonishing supermassive black hole that was born during the earliest days of the cosmos, and finding out how this giant grew so large so quickly may help to explain the very formation of the universe itself.
Gravitational Waves Revealed
Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in revolutionary, new ways, and the discoveries they make are revealing the universe's greatest mysteries.
Mystery of Alien Worlds
New discoveries reveal the secrets of mysterious alien worlds.
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How the Universe Works
Season 9
Release Date
PremieredHow the Universe Works Season 9 released on March 24, 2021.
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Track your watching progress by signing in
Sign In to Track ProgressJourney to a Black Hole
Journey to the heart of the M87 supermassive black hole, the first and only black hole ever photographed, and explore the mystery of how it grew so large, what lies inside, and how it controls the entire galaxy.
Mission to a Comet
Experts embark on a ground-breaking mission to land on a comet.
Secrets of the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe investigates our Sun.
Aliens of the Microcosmos
New discoveries reveal the power of microscopic alien organisms.
Curse of the White Dwarf
Dead stars called white dwarfs may be the key to understanding the cosmos.
War of the Galaxies
Galaxies are locked in continual combat across the universe, and our own Milky Way will face its biggest opponent ever, the Andromeda Galaxy, in a titanic and deadly struggle that could create a new and unrecognizable super galaxy.
The Next Supernova
The galaxy is full of stars ready to explode into supernovas, a stellar detonation powerful enough to destroy all life on Earth; it's an event that hasn't occurred in 400 years, and the search is on to locate which star may be next.
Secret Lives of Neutrinos
New science reveals why neutrinos are the universe's strangest particles.
Birth of Monster Black Holes
New discoveries reveal an astonishing supermassive black hole that was born during the earliest days of the cosmos, and finding out how this giant grew so large so quickly may help to explain the very formation of the universe itself.
Gravitational Waves Revealed
Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in revolutionary, new ways, and the discoveries they make are revealing the universe's greatest mysteries.
Mystery of Alien Worlds
New discoveries reveal the secrets of mysterious alien worlds.