The Planets

Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.

1. A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets

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The 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?
2. The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars

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Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
3. The Godfather: Jupiter

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Brian 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.
4. Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn

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Professor 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.
5. Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds

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In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.