The Complete CosmosDiscovery Into Deep SpaceSeason 2 · 12 episodesEpisodes1RobotsA look at our scouts in the Solar System. Probes that trail-blaze on Mars, plunge into Jupiter and land on Saturn's moon Titan.2Where Next?The possibility of a spaceport in Earth orbit, the colonisation of the Moon and Mars, the taming of Venus, plus an elevator into space !3Breakthrough!From the ancient sky-watchers of Babylon to space-age cosmology, the story of astronomy featuring Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton and Hubble.4Aurorae and EclipsesTaking a look at celestial shows, how the solar wind conjures an aurora, lunar and solar eclipses explained and a recent eclipse of the Sun.5Impact!Exploring the threats of comets and asteroids and what would happen if the space rock that slew the dinosaurs hit New York today.6Light FantasticVisible light reveals only part of the Universe. We look at how other wavelengths fill out the picture, from gamma-rays to radio.7Life QuestIs there life elsewhere in the Solar System? Could life be sustained on Jupiter's moon Europa or even Saturn's moon Titan in the future?8Milky WayOur galaxy explored and light years explained. Looking at the life and death of stars, supernovae and the clouds where stars are born.9Hubble's EyeAfter astronauts fix its faulty optics, the Hubble Space Telescope peers back through time to the depths of the cosmos.10InfinityLooking at the structure of the Universe, galaxies, clusters, strands and how we measure to a nearby galaxy and to the farthest quasar.11Big Bang, Big CrunchThe theory of the Big Bang explained and how from that cataclysmic explosion the Universe continues to expand, but will it stop and reverse?12Black Holes, Dark MatterAlthough invisible, black holes betray their presence, which is the same with dark matter: the missing 90% of the Universe.Season 1
