Bruce Lester-Johnson
Narrator
Secrets of the Universe (2022)
Season 1
Secrets of the Universe launches viewers on eight mind-blowing adventures to seek answers to some of the Universe’s biggest mysteries. How did the Universe begin? Are there other Earth-like worlds? What is life? Each stand-alone film tells the remarkable stories of the missions and the breakthroughs that have revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos, featuring many of the world’s top space scientists, engineers, and explorers. They reveal not just wonderful far away vistas and amazing science, but also the powerful human stories that reveal the dedication and perseverance needed to explore the Universe for all of humanity.
Released March 10, 2022
Episode 52 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.space-exploration, tmdb.science, imdb.tv-mini-series
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Curiosity Stream, fuboTV, Plex, Magellan TV + 3 more, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Bigger Bang
Network: CuriosityStream
Country: United States
Languages:
English
7.0
S1E1 - SLS: NASA's Mega Rocket
NASA’s Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever built. This is the story of the incredible engineering that went into building it, told first-hand by NASA’s best rocket engineers. Building the rocket that will take us back to the Moon is no easy task, but the payoff will be phenomenal.
March 10, 2022, midnight
8.0
S1E2 - James Webb: The $10 Billion Space Telescope
This is the story of the James Webb Space Telescope, told by the people who have devoted their lives to it. It is the world’s largest, most advanced, and most expensive telescope, and building it has been fraught with challenges. But it will all be worth it if the December 2021 launch is successful.
March 17, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Skylab: NASA’s First Space Station
Before the ISS, there was Skylab: NASA’s first mission to build a home beyond our planet. This is the spectacular story of the first astronauts who lived on a space station, and the incredible things their work taught us about what it takes for human beings to live, work, and play in outer space.
March 24, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - To the Moon and Beyond
We’re going back to the moon. This episode explores how we did it in the past and how and why we will do it again. The moon is critical to future exploration. It will be where we learn to build sustainable colonies on other worlds.
March 31, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - Hunting for Earth's Twin
In just one generation, our ability to search for planets beyond our solar system has transformed. With modern techniques and telescopes, planetary scientists have found thousands of exoplanets in our universe, and many of them have the perfect conditions for life. Are we about to find Earth’s twin?
April 7, 2022, midnight
S1E6 - Finding Life on Mars
For decades, scientists have dreamed of finding life on Mars. But despite their best efforts, no signs of life have been found. Could that be about to change? This is the story of the scientists and engineers behind Perseverance: the rover that could change our view of Mars forever.
April 14, 2022, midnight
S1E7 - Chasing Black Holes
This is the story of two of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century, told by the incredible scientists who made them happen. The first is LIGO’s measurement of gravitational waves coming from a black hole merger, and the second, the Event Horizon Telescope’s image of a black hole.
April 21, 2022, midnight
S1E8 - How did the Universe Begin?
Scientists on the BICEP and Planck missions are attempting to solve a mystery about the earliest moments of our universe, by searching for patterns in the cosmic microwave background. If successful, the missions will help to answer the biggest question anyone can ask: how did our universe begin?
April 28, 2022, midnight
Network: CuriosityStream
Episode Runtime: 52 min.
Season Runtime: 52 min.
Released: March 10, 2022
Last Air Date: April 28, 2022, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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