S1E4 Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.
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#2
S1E3
The Godfather: Jupiter
Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.
#3
S1E5
Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
- 4. S1E1 "A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets"
- 5. S1E2 "The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars"
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#5
S1E2
The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
- 4. S1E1 "A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets"
- 3. S1E5 "Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds"
- 2. S1E3 "The Godfather: Jupiter"
- 1. S1E4 "Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn"
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Top Standout: S1E1 A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
Best Hidden Gem: S1E4 Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
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