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The Best Episodes of The Universe Season 1

Every episode of The Universe Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Universe Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Universe Season 1

From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through...

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  1. Background image for Secrets of the Sun
    8.0/10(255 votes)

    #1 - Secrets of the Sun

    S1:E1

    Behold the sun and all of it's glory. Learn all things about the sun ranging from its beginning to its death. Also learn about how stars work in general and MUCH MUCH more.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Mars: The Red Planet
    8.0/10(213 votes)

    #2 - Mars: The Red Planet

    S1:E2

    Visit the planet most like Earth. There is a discussion of what life on Mars would be like and about the life forms that could've evolved there.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet
    7.8/10(192 votes)

    #3 - The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats to our Planet

    S1:E3

    Asteroids, comets, gamma ray bursts and the sun all combine to make the Earth a dangerous place to live. NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack. Watch and investigate bizarre, and terrifying apocalyptic scenarios and the ways that scientists are racing against the clock to develop technology to defend our planet.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Jupiter: The Giant Planet
    8.0/10(180 votes)

    #4 - Jupiter: The Giant Planet

    S1:E4

    Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Moon
    7.9/10(164 votes)

    #5 - The Moon

    S1:E5

    The moon has comforted man for thousands of years. It's been everything from a god to a compass, and the only cosmic body human beings have ever visited. NASA is planning to build a permanent outpost there. Discover how the moon came to be--if you don't already know, you will be astounded.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Spaceship Earth
    7.6/10(148 votes)

    #6 - Spaceship Earth

    S1:E6

    Take a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth... A survivor of one of the most violent "neighborhoods" in the Universe, learn how Earth was created and discover what creatures hold clues to how life began. What evil forces threaten the demise of Earth? Complex and controversial, this is the scientific detective story of all time.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    #7 - The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus

    S1:E7

    Examining Mercury and Venus. Included: exploring how the damages they've suffered from cosmic collisions and acid rain may serve as a warning for Earth.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Saturn: Lord of the Rings
    8.3/10(151 votes)

    #8 - Saturn: Lord of the Rings

    S1:E8

    Are the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion? Technology allows the experts to get closer to the furthest planet visible to the naked eye. Old questions are answered and new ones arise. Does Saturn hold the key to Earth's weather and will one of its moons supply us with all the oil we'll ever need?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Alien Galaxies
    8.4/10(162 votes)

    #9 - Alien Galaxies

    S1:E9

    Our galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe. View of universe through the Hubble telescope and go back almost all the way to the Big Bang.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Life and Death of a Star
    8.4/10(143 votes)

    #10 - Life and Death of a Star

    S1:E10

    Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas--the biggest explosions in the Universe.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Outer Planets
    7.9/10(137 votes)

    #11 - The Outer Planets

    S1:E11

    This episode details outer lying planets and their moons. Included will be Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Using CGI, we will also see what alien life might look like on other worlds.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
    7.9/10(131 votes)

    #12 - The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe

    S1:E12

    Take a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super black holes can literally lasso Earth out of the solar system. A clash between two galaxies can result in a ritual called galactic cannibalism. Magnetars are a cosmic magnetic force so strong it could wipe out data on every credit card.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Search for ET
    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Search for ET

    S1:E13

    Are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for signals.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Beyond the Big Bang
    8.8/10(196 votes)

    #14 - Beyond the Big Bang

    S1:E14

    The universe began with a massive expansion, billions and billions of years ago, and it continues to expand with every passing second. The idea that the universe, and man's very existence, began with a "Big Bang" is no longer a topic of debate among most scientists--it is essentially taken as fact.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Secrets of the Sun" is the best rated episode of "The Universe" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 255 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/29/2007. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Mars: The Red Planet".