Wonders of the Solar System (2010)
Synopsis
In this spellbinding series, Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
First Air Date: 2010-03-07
Last Air Date: 2010-04-04
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 5
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Brian Cox as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Specials (2010)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Shorts - Mars Loops
Chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young Solar System. And out of this celestial maelstrom emerged the jewel in the crown, Brian's second Wonder - the magnificent rings of Saturn.
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Ep. 2: Shorts - Aliens
Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice.
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Ep. 3: Shorts - Aurora
Brian looks at the power of the Sun, seeing a total solar eclipse in India and the Northern Lights in Norway as well as making contact with the probe, Voyager.
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Ep. 4: Shorts - Eclipse
Professor Brian Cox witnesses a total solar eclipse in India.
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