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How the Universe Works

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How the Universe Works

2010 – (completed) · 11 seasons · 101 episodes · United States · English

How the Universe Works (2010) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.4/10 on IMDb from 8,993 votes. Updated

65.8GRM score
★ 8.4IMDb · 9k

A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.

Where to watch

JustWatch
HBO Max Amazon ChannelPhiloDiscovery+ Amazon ChannelScience ChannelMaxPlexPlex

Top cast

16
Phil Plait
Self - Astronomer
Phil Plait
Self - Astronomer, Discover Magazine
Phil Plait
Self - Phd., Astronomer
Michelle Thaller
Self - Astronomer
Michelle Thaller
Self - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Michelle Thaller
Self - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Cente
Mike Rowe
Self - Narrator
Mike Rowe
Sel - Narrator
Richard Lintern
Self - Narrator
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
Self - Astrophysicist
Hakeem Muata Oluseyi
Self
James S. Bullock
Self - Astrophysicist
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Cosmologist
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Theoretical Physicist, Arizona State University
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Theoretical Physicist
Paul M. Sutter
Self - Astrophysicist

Seasons

12

best episode: S8E11 — Mysteries of Alien Stars ★ 9.4 (30)

S18 eps · ★ 8.3
  • E1Big Bang★ 8.1279
  • E2Black Holes★ 8.4247
  • E3Galaxies★ 8.3209
  • E4Stars★ 8.3206
  • E5Supernovas★ 8.3175
  • E6Planets★ 8.2163
  • E7Solar Systems★ 8.1168
  • E8Moons★ 8.3168
S28 eps · ★ 8.1
  • E1Volcanoes★ 7.9130
  • E2Megastorms - The Winds of Creation★ 8.0113
  • E3Planets from Hell★ 8.0123
  • E4Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms★ 7.9106
  • E5Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation★ 8.1110
  • E6Comets - Frozen Wanderers★ 8.2109
  • E7Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were★ 8.2112
  • E8Birth of the Earth★ 8.5108
S39 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Journey from the Center of the Sun★ 8.2147
  • E2The End of the Universe★ 8.7143
  • E3Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?★ 8.6134
  • E4First Second of the Big Bang★ 8.5131
  • E5Is Saturn Alive?★ 8.4115
  • E6Weapons of Mass Extinction★ 8.5114
  • E7Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?★ 8.4106
  • E8Our Voyage to the Stars★ 8.6119
  • E9The Search for a Second Earth★ 8.5120
S48 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1How the Universe Built Your Car★ 8.1119
  • E2Earth, Venus's Evil Twin★ 8.2115
  • E3Monster Black Hole★ 8.7113
  • E4Edge of the Solar System★ 8.7115
  • E5Dawn of Life★ 8.6111
  • E6Secret History of the Moon★ 8.6108
  • E7The First Oceans★ 8.693
  • E8Forces of Mass Construction★ 8.594
S59 eps · ★ 8.4
  • E0Most Amazing Discoveries★ 8.646
  • E1The Mystery of Planet 9★ 8.4107
  • E2Black Holes: The Secret Origin★ 8.496
  • E3Secret History of Pluto★ 8.586
  • E4Stars That Kill★ 8.477
  • E5The Universe's Deadliest★ 8.482
  • E6Life and Death on the Red Planet★ 8.385
  • E7The Dark Matter Enigma★ 8.283
  • E8Strangest Alien Worlds★ 8.384
S610 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1Are black holes real★ 8.989
  • E2Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries★ 8.482
  • E3Dark History of the Solar System★ 8.583
  • E4Death of the Milky Way★ 8.379
  • E5Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants★ 8.589
  • E6Secret History of Mercury★ 8.485
  • E7The Quasar Enigma★ 8.782
  • E8Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets★ 8.778
  • E9War on Asteroids★ 8.568
  • E10Mystery of Spacetime★ 8.887
S710 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Nightmares of Neutron Stars★ 8.897
  • E2When Supernovas Strike★ 8.785
  • E3The Interstellar Mysteries★ 8.582
  • E4How Black Holes Made Us★ 8.382
  • E5Secret World of Nebulas★ 8.475
  • E6Did the Big Bang Really Happen?★ 8.584
  • E7Battle of the Dark Universe.★ 8.481
  • E8Hunt for Alien Life★ 8.477
  • E9Finding the New Earth★ 8.673
  • E10Cassini's Final Secrets★ 8.882
S814 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat★ 8.179
  • E2NASA's Journey to Mars★ 8.171
  • E3Hunt for Alien Evidence★ 8.273
  • E4Death of the Last Stars★ 8.670
  • E5Secrets of Time Travel★ 8.678
  • E6When NASA Met Jupiter★ 8.664
  • E7Edge of the Universe★ 8.993
  • E8Monsters of the Milky Way★ 8.770
  • E9Earth's Death Orbit★ 8.765
  • E10Pluto's Strangest Secrets★ 9.030
  • E11Mysteries of Alien Stars★ 9.430
  • E12Asteroid Apocalypse★ 9.027
  • E13Attack of the Asteroids★ 8.823
  • E14Forces of the Unknown★ 9.222
S911 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Journey to a Black Hole★ 9.183
  • E2Mission to a Comet★ 8.563
  • E3Secrets of the Sun★ 8.665
  • E4Aliens Of The Microcosmos★ 7.965
  • E5Curse of the White Dwarf★ 8.561
  • E6War of the Galaxies★ 8.461
  • E7The Next Supernova★ 8.660
  • E8Secret Lives of Neutrinos★ 8.562
  • E9Birth of the Monster Black Holes★ 8.357
  • E10Gravitational Waves Revealed★ 8.666
  • E11Mystery of Alien Worlds★ 8.459
S106 eps · ★ 8.8
  • E1Secrets of the Cosmic Web★ 8.756
  • E2Curse of the Cosmic Rays★ 8.546
  • E3Hunt for Dark Matter★ 8.853
  • E4Dark History of Earth★ 8.747
  • E5Hunt for the Universe's Origin★ 8.849
  • E6Voyager's Ultimate Mission★ 9.055
S115 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1The Moons of Saturn★ 8.452
  • E2A Robot's Guide to Mars★ 8.646
  • E3The Most Violent Event in the Universe★ 8.148
  • E4Countdown to Catastrophe★ 7.740
  • E5Solar System Special★ 8.144
Specials3 eps · ★ 9.2
  • ·Great American Eclipse: One Year Later★ 9.011
  • ·Moon★ 9.319
  • ·How to Build a Planet★ 9.321

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

12

best episode: S8E11 — Mysteries of Alien Stars ★ 9.4 (30)

S18 eps · ★ 8.3
  • E1Big Bang★ 8.1279
  • E2Black Holes★ 8.4247
  • E3Galaxies★ 8.3209
  • E4Stars★ 8.3206
  • E5Supernovas★ 8.3175
  • E6Planets★ 8.2163
  • E7Solar Systems★ 8.1168
  • E8Moons★ 8.3168
S28 eps · ★ 8.1
  • E1Volcanoes★ 7.9130
  • E2Megastorms - The Winds of Creation★ 8.0113
  • E3Planets from Hell★ 8.0123
  • E4Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms★ 7.9106
  • E5Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation★ 8.1110
  • E6Comets - Frozen Wanderers★ 8.2109
  • E7Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were★ 8.2112
  • E8Birth of the Earth★ 8.5108
S39 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Journey from the Center of the Sun★ 8.2147
  • E2The End of the Universe★ 8.7143
  • E3Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?★ 8.6134
  • E4First Second of the Big Bang★ 8.5131
  • E5Is Saturn Alive?★ 8.4115
  • E6Weapons of Mass Extinction★ 8.5114
  • E7Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?★ 8.4106
  • E8Our Voyage to the Stars★ 8.6119
  • E9The Search for a Second Earth★ 8.5120
S48 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1How the Universe Built Your Car★ 8.1119
  • E2Earth, Venus's Evil Twin★ 8.2115
  • E3Monster Black Hole★ 8.7113
  • E4Edge of the Solar System★ 8.7115
  • E5Dawn of Life★ 8.6111
  • E6Secret History of the Moon★ 8.6108
  • E7The First Oceans★ 8.693
  • E8Forces of Mass Construction★ 8.594
S59 eps · ★ 8.4
  • E0Most Amazing Discoveries★ 8.646
  • E1The Mystery of Planet 9★ 8.4107
  • E2Black Holes: The Secret Origin★ 8.496
  • E3Secret History of Pluto★ 8.586
  • E4Stars That Kill★ 8.477
  • E5The Universe's Deadliest★ 8.482
  • E6Life and Death on the Red Planet★ 8.385
  • E7The Dark Matter Enigma★ 8.283
  • E8Strangest Alien Worlds★ 8.384
S610 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1Are black holes real★ 8.989
  • E2Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries★ 8.482
  • E3Dark History of the Solar System★ 8.583
  • E4Death of the Milky Way★ 8.379
  • E5Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants★ 8.589
  • E6Secret History of Mercury★ 8.485
  • E7The Quasar Enigma★ 8.782
  • E8Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets★ 8.778
  • E9War on Asteroids★ 8.568
  • E10Mystery of Spacetime★ 8.887
S710 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Nightmares of Neutron Stars★ 8.897
  • E2When Supernovas Strike★ 8.785
  • E3The Interstellar Mysteries★ 8.582
  • E4How Black Holes Made Us★ 8.382
  • E5Secret World of Nebulas★ 8.475
  • E6Did the Big Bang Really Happen?★ 8.584
  • E7Battle of the Dark Universe.★ 8.481
  • E8Hunt for Alien Life★ 8.477
  • E9Finding the New Earth★ 8.673
  • E10Cassini's Final Secrets★ 8.882
S814 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat★ 8.179
  • E2NASA's Journey to Mars★ 8.171
  • E3Hunt for Alien Evidence★ 8.273
  • E4Death of the Last Stars★ 8.670
  • E5Secrets of Time Travel★ 8.678
  • E6When NASA Met Jupiter★ 8.664
  • E7Edge of the Universe★ 8.993
  • E8Monsters of the Milky Way★ 8.770
  • E9Earth's Death Orbit★ 8.765
  • E10Pluto's Strangest Secrets★ 9.030
  • E11Mysteries of Alien Stars★ 9.430
  • E12Asteroid Apocalypse★ 9.027
  • E13Attack of the Asteroids★ 8.823
  • E14Forces of the Unknown★ 9.222
S911 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Journey to a Black Hole★ 9.183
  • E2Mission to a Comet★ 8.563
  • E3Secrets of the Sun★ 8.665
  • E4Aliens Of The Microcosmos★ 7.965
  • E5Curse of the White Dwarf★ 8.561
  • E6War of the Galaxies★ 8.461
  • E7The Next Supernova★ 8.660
  • E8Secret Lives of Neutrinos★ 8.562
  • E9Birth of the Monster Black Holes★ 8.357
  • E10Gravitational Waves Revealed★ 8.666
  • E11Mystery of Alien Worlds★ 8.459
S106 eps · ★ 8.8
  • E1Secrets of the Cosmic Web★ 8.756
  • E2Curse of the Cosmic Rays★ 8.546
  • E3Hunt for Dark Matter★ 8.853
  • E4Dark History of Earth★ 8.747
  • E5Hunt for the Universe's Origin★ 8.849
  • E6Voyager's Ultimate Mission★ 9.055
S115 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1The Moons of Saturn★ 8.452
  • E2A Robot's Guide to Mars★ 8.646
  • E3The Most Violent Event in the Universe★ 8.148
  • E4Countdown to Catastrophe★ 7.740
  • E5Solar System Special★ 8.144
Specials3 eps · ★ 9.2
  • ·Great American Eclipse: One Year Later★ 9.011
  • ·Moon★ 9.319
  • ·How to Build a Planet★ 9.321

Top cast

16
PPhil PlaitSelf - AstronomerPPhil PlaitSelf - Astronomer, Discover MagazinePPhil PlaitSelf - Phd., AstronomerMMichelle ThallerSelf - AstronomerMMichelle ThallerSelf - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterMMichelle ThallerSelf - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenteMMike RoweSelf - NarratorMMike RoweSel - NarratorRRichard LinternSelf - NarratorHHakeem Muata OluseyiSelf - AstrophysicistHHakeem Muata OluseyiSelfJJames S. BullockSelf - AstrophysicistLLawrence KraussSelf - CosmologistLLawrence KraussSelf - Theoretical Physicist, Arizona State UniversityLLawrence KraussSelf - Theoretical PhysicistPPaul M. SutterSelf - Astrophysicist

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Comments

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