Jon Snow
The Complete Cosmos (1998)
The Solar System
Astronomy is a never-ending wonder: planets and stars, comets, black holes, supernovas, quasars, pulsars and much more. And above all, the miracle of life. This exciting travel questions the place of the human race in the universe showing its fascinating and incredible events: creation of black holes and planets, destruction of stars, the infinite wandering of the comets and other things enough to love the astronomy and the science forever. This Channel 4 TV series covers it all in 10-minutes episodes.
Released Jan. 1, 1998
Episode 10 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Sci-Fi, Short
Keywords: imdb.universe, imdb.outer-space, imdb.cosmology, imdb.astronomy, imdb.interactive, imdb.planet, imdb.science
Production Companies: York Films Limited
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Sun
Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our local star.
Jan. 1, 1998, midnight
S1E2 - Mercury
The most comprehensive portrait ever of this scorched little planet. Takes a look at double sunrises, craters, cracks and, incongruously, maybe polar ice.
Jan. 8, 1998, midnight
S1E3 - Venus
Looking at the planetary hell beneath the clouds, the poisonous, crushing atmosphere, seating heats, volcanoes and a runaway greenhouse effect.
Jan. 15, 1998, midnight
S1E4 - Earth
The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate, weather and El Nino.
Jan. 22, 1998, midnight
S1E5 - Moon (aka Luna)
The story of the Moon and its birth from collisions, its influence on Earth, Apollo landings and the recent discovery of water.
Jan. 29, 1998, midnight
S1E6 - Mars
Could cold arid Mars be the next place we land? Looking at polar caps, volcanoes, the biggest canyon ever seen and the possibility that Mars once had oceans.
Feb. 5, 1998, midnight
S1E7 - Jupiter
Bigger than the other planets combined, Jupiter is a turbulent gas giant with 16 moons. We take a voyage through this mini Solar System.
Feb. 12, 1998, midnight
S1E8 - Saturn
Exploring the many rings and moons of this exotic gas cloud and a preview of a landing on Titan, a moon like primitive Earth.
Feb. 19, 1998, midnight
S1E9 - Uranus and Neptune
The outer giants. Uranus has a crazy tilt and a chaotic moon called Miranda and Neptune with tempests and a moon spurting geysers.
Feb. 26, 1998, midnight
S1E10 - Realm of the Comets
Looking at comets and where they originate, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt and the possibility that Pluto isn't a planet at all (recently declassified).
March 5, 1998, midnight
S1E11 - Earth Patrol
Launched into Earth orbit, these are the satellites that monitor the health of our planet. Looking at the ozone, the melting ice-caps, weather, deforestation and navigation.
March 12, 1998, midnight
S1E12 - Space Frontier
Human space exploration, from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of space to the race for the Moon and the Apollo landings.
March 19, 1998, midnight
S1E13 - High Life
Living and working in space, triumphs, tragedies and everyday practicalities on the Russian space-station Mir and America's Space Shuttle.
March 26, 1998, midnight
Episode Runtime: 10 min.
Season Runtime: 10 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1998
Last Air Date: March 26, 1998, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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