How the Universe Works: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of How the Universe Works Season 5.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Are Black Holes Real?
Jan 9, 2018 · 42 min
New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they wor
Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries
Jan 16, 2018 · 42 min
Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life
Dark History of the Solar System
Jan 23, 2018 · 42 min
Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.
Death of the Milky Way
Jan 30, 2018 · 42 min
The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.
Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
Feb 6, 2018 · 42 min
Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.
Secret History of Mercury
Feb 13, 2018 · 42 min
Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret a dangero
The Quasar Enigma
Feb 20, 2018 · 42 min
Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.
Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
Feb 27, 2018 · 42 min
Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.
War on Asteroids
Mar 6, 2018 · 42 min
Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks
Mystery of Spacetime
Mar 13, 2018 · 42 min
Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe