8.9/1075 votes#1 - Are Black Holes Real?
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2018
New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes, and astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work and what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one.
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8.4/1071 votes#2 - Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2018
Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life.
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8.4/1070 votes#3 - Dark History of the Solar System
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2018
Our solar system hides a dark and violent past, and new discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds that came before us.
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8.2/1068 votes#4 - Death of the Milky Way
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2018
The Milky Way is dying, and using the latest science and discoveries, experts are investigating what's killing it.
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8.5/1074 votes#5 - Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2018
Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth.
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8.4/1071 votes#6 - Secret History of Mercury
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2018
Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret a dangerous secret that might one day threaten life on Earth.
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8.7/1070 votes#7 - The Quasar Enigma
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2018
Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.
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8.7/1065 votes#8 - Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2018
Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.
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8.5/1056 votes#9 - War on Asteroids
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2018
Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks.
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8.8/1073 votes#10 - Mystery of Spacetime
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2018
Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end.
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The Best Episodes of How the Universe Works Season 6
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Are Black Holes Real?" is the best rated episode of "How the Universe Works" season 6. It scored 8.9/10 based on 75 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/2018. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries".