The Universe: Season 5
The Universe Season 5 continues the overarching saga across eight episodes. History and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure stretching from the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown. As part of a documentary series, this season explores the universe, which comprises all of existence including all forms of matter and energy in space and time, along with the structures they form ranging
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The universe comprises all of existence.
- All forms of matter and energy exist in space and time.
- Structures range from subatomic particles to entire galactic filaments.
- History and science collide in an adventure through space.
Season overview
The Universe Season 5 continues the overarching saga across eight episodes. History and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure stretching from the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown. As part of a documentary series, this season explores the universe, which comprises all of existence including all forms of matter and energy in space and time, along with the structures they form ranging from subatomic particles to entire galactic filaments.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
7 Wonders of the Solar System
Jul 29, 2010
A close up look at some of the most astonishing wonders of our solar system, such as the geysers of Enceladus; Saturn's amazing rings; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and the heights of
Mars: The New Evidence
Aug 5, 2010
A look for evidence of life on Mars which provides many clues that it now, or once had supported it; from the remains of lakes and rivers that once flowed on the surface; to the wa
Magnetic Storm
Aug 12, 2010
A look at magnetic storms – "Solar Katrinas" created by the sun with the power of ten-thousand nuclear weapons that could cause global electrical blackouts, electronics malfunction
Time Travel
Aug 19, 2010
A look at time travel; how it could one day become reality; how Einstein's theory of relativity claims it is possible, and the probable results of traveling to the future and the m
Secrets of the Space Probes
Aug 26, 2010
A look at space probes, what they have done and found for us in space, and what they might do in the future, such as searching for Earth-like planets and for extraterrestrial life.
Asteroid Attack
Sep 2, 2010
A look at asteroids and the impact they have or had on life now and before. Also, what spacecrafts can tell us about them, what they can do to civilization, and the possibility of
Total Eclipse
Sep 16, 2010
A look at the movements of the Earth, the sun and the moon during solar and lunar eclipses; how humans, if alone in the universe, may be the only intelligent creatures to witness
Dark Future of the Sun
Sep 23, 2010
A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future. Also the results of the growing sun as it kills life, including h