8.1/10256 votes#1 - Big Bang
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2010
The programme investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a minuscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today.
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8.3/10234 votes#2 - Black Holes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2010
Black Holes, the most powerful destroyers in the Universe, the most mysterious phenomena in the heavens. For years they were only speculation, now modern astronomy is proving them frighteningly real and showing that they may well shape everything we see.
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8.3/10200 votes#3 - Galaxies
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2010
The evolution of galaxies, from clouds of cold gas floating in space 13 billion years ago, to the vast gravitationally bound systems of today.
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8.3/10198 votes#4 - Stars
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2010
Examining the birth of stars, and how their creation changed the cosmos for ever, leading to planets and life itself.
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8.2/10165 votes#5 - Supernovas
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2010
Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang, these explosions are where creation and destruction meet. Only now have we begun to understand how these wonders in our sky work.
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8.2/10156 votes#6 - Planets
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2010
There are just eight planets in our solar system, but there could be a hundred billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone. This show follows the journey of planets as they grow from grains of dust to the magnificently diverse worlds we see today.
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8.1/10159 votes#7 - Solar Systems
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2010
Is our solar system unique? Since the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star, some 280 alien solar systems have been identified. It's only by looking at solar systems far beyond our own, that we can understand how remarkable our universe is.
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8.3/10160 votes#8 - Moons
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2010
Moons come in every possible shape and size. Home to incredible natural phenomena like gigantic geysers and colossal volcanoes, moons also offer perhaps the best chance of finding alien life in the Universe - and they probably exist in the billions.
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The Best Episodes of How the Universe Works Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Big Bang" is the best rated episode of "How the Universe Works" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 256 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/25/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Black Holes".