Season 1

2019 · 5 episodes

Examining the rocky planets at the centre of the Solar System, Professor Cox examines new evidence about the violent creation of Mercury and the hostile atmosphere of Venus, contrasting them with the life-giving planet Earth and the barren Mars.

1A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial PlanetsThe rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?
2The Two Sisters - Earth & MarsProfessor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
3The Godfather: JupiterBrian 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.
4Life Beyond the Sun: SaturnProfessor 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.
5Into the Darkness: Ice WorldsIn the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.

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