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The Best Episodes of The Universe Season 5

Every episode of The Universe Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Universe Season 5!

The Best Episodes of The Universe Season 5

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 7 Wonders of the Solar System
    7.1/10(151 votes)

    #1 - 7 Wonders of the Solar System

    S5:E1

    A close up look at some of the most astonishing wonders of our solar system, such as the geysers of Enceladus; Saturn's amazing rings; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and the heights of Olympus Mons on Mars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Mars: The New Evidence
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #2 - Mars: The New Evidence

    S5:E2

    A look for evidence of life on Mars which provides many clues that it now, or once had supported it; from the remains of lakes and rivers that once flowed on the surface; to the water ice frozen at the poles; to the seasonal changes in methane gases that may prove bacterial life still thrives underground.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Magnetic Storm
    6.9/10(75 votes)

    #3 - Magnetic Storm

    S5:E3

    A look at magnetic storms – "Solar Katrinas" created by the sun with the power of ten-thousand nuclear weapons that could cause global electrical blackouts, electronics malfunctions and communication disasters if one should hit the Earth.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Time Travel
    7.1/10(75 votes)

    #4 - Time Travel

    S5:E4

    A look at time travel; how it could one day become reality; how Einstein's theory of relativity claims it is possible, and the probable results of traveling to the future and the mind-boggling consequences of traveling to the past.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Secrets of the Space Probes
    7.3/10(57 votes)

    #5 - Secrets of the Space Probes

    S5:E5

    A look at space probes, what they have done and found for us in space, and what they might do in the future, such as searching for Earth-like planets and for extraterrestrial life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Asteroid Attack
    6.5/10(61 votes)

    #6 - Asteroid Attack

    S5:E6

    A look at asteroids and the impact they have or had on life now and before. Also, what spacecrafts can tell us about them, what they can do to civilization, and the possibility of living on one.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.1/10(60 votes)

    #7 - Total Eclipse

    S5:E7

    A look at the movements of the Earth, the sun and the moon during solar and lunar eclipses; how humans, if alone in the universe, may be the only intelligent creatures to witness these events; and how astronomers discover planets in other star systems that partially eclipse their stars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Dark Future of the Sun
    7.4/10(60 votes)

    #8 - Dark Future of the Sun

    S5:E8

    A look at the grim future of our home star, the sun, and what might happen to it five billion years in the future. Also the results of the growing sun as it kills life, including humans, if they were still around.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"7 Wonders of the Solar System" is the best rated episode of "The Universe" season 5. It scored 7.1/10 based on 151 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/29/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mars: The New Evidence".