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1. Wonders of the Solar System (2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
In this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
Stars: Brian Cox, Carolyn Porco, Richard Hoover, Ralph Lorenz
Votes: 4,718
2. How the Universe Works (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe
Votes: 7,251
3. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there ... See full summary »
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Kip Thorne
Votes: 18,435
4. Stargazing Live (2011– )
Family, Reality-TV
Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain host three days of live stargazing featuring epic images from observatories around the globe.
Stars: Brian Cox, Dara O Briain, Liz Bonnin, Mark Thompson
Votes: 234
5. Planet Earth (2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 220,424
6. Ancient Aliens (2009– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
Science and mythology - and how they are the same thing.
Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, David Childress, William Henry
Votes: 12,577
7. The Universe (2007–2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.
Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Laura Danly, Clifford V. Johnson
Votes: 5,932
8. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
An exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Emerson, Keythe Farley, Piotr Michael
Votes: 128,816
9. The Elegant Universe (2003)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
A documentary examining string theory.
Stars: Brian Greene, Leonard Susskind, Amanda Peet, Steven Weinberg
Votes: 2,279
10. Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
88 min | Documentary
In this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Melissa Ricci, Christopher Goh
Votes: 5,550
11. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
TV-G | 48 min | Documentary, History
Narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. From the early ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Kranz, Gary Sinise, Jim Lovell, Eugene Cernan
Votes: 2,044
12.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Simple, obvious, ever-present aspects of our daily lives give scientists fits trying to understand them. One of these aspects is space which physicists are convinced is something more than ... See full summary »
Directors: Graham Judd, Sabin Streeter | Stars: Christopher Berger, Raphael Bousso, Robert Cannon, Anne DeAcetis
Votes: 225
13.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
This program challenges our traditional questions about time such as; does it flow in one direction or does it flow at all? Does everyone experience the same now? Is time travel possible? Will time come to an end?
Director: Randall MacLowry | Stars: David Albert, Kelly Calabrese, Sean Carroll, Albert Einstein
Votes: 216
14.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
This program explains some of the weirdest aspects of quantum mechanics: uncertainty and entanglement. Despite the absurdity of these behaviors they have been confirmed time and again and ... See full summary »
Directors: Julia Cort, Josh Rosen | Stars: Allan Adams, Christopher Mark Chan, John Clauser, Frank Cuervo
Votes: 218
15.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up the ... See full summary »
Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Andy Albrecht, Raphael Bousso, Brian Greene, David Gross
Votes: 167
16. Wonders of the Universe (I) (2011)
TV-G | 59 min | Documentary, Family
Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic parts of the globe to explain the fundamental principles that govern the laws of nature - light, gravity, energy, matter and time. With ... See full summary »
Stars: Brian Cox, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 4,343
17. Human Universe (2014)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
Brian travels the globe to discuss these topics with examples from our planet and others in the universe.
Stars: Brian Cox, Bill Anders, Charles Duke
Votes: 1,523
18. The Most Unknown (2018)
92 min | Documentary
The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Cheney | Stars: Jennifer L. Macalady, Davide D'Angelo, Axel Cleeremans, Luke McKay
Votes: 2,218 | Gross: $0.01M
19. The Search for Life in Space (2016)
Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. With ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Amezdroz | Stars: Lisa Kaltenegger, Malcolm McDowell, Carl Sagan
Votes: 729
20. Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
Retrace the thought experiments that inspired his theory on the nature of reality.
Director: Jamie E. Lochhead | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, David Tennant, Hamza Ripley Abdallah, Sean Carroll
Votes: 509
21.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Life's Rocky Start
(2016)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
Mineralogist Robert Hazen explores the role that rocks may have played in the creation of life on Earth.
Director: Doug Hamilton | Stars: Jeffrey L. Bada, Ruth Blake, Peter Coveney, David Flannery
Votes: 126
22. One Strange Rock (2018)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
The extraordinary story of Earth and why it is special and uniquely brimming with life among a largely unknown but harsh cosmic arena; astronauts tell the story of Earth through a unique perspective.
Stars: Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Jerry Linenger, Mae C. Jemison
Votes: 8,290
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