Exploring the Cosmos
A collection of programmes exploring the mysteries of stars, Space and distant planets.
Volcano Worlds—Solar System, Series 1
Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons erupting with fire and ice.
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Tim Peake Special: How to Be an Astronaut—Horizon, 2016
Tim Peake's video diary of the lead-up to his arrival at the International Space Station.
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James May at the Edge of Space
James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane.
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The Secret Life of the Sun
How changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
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The Sun: God Star—Universe, Series 1
Prof Brian Cox explores our cosmic origins. How did stars bring meaning to the cosmos?
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Inside Europe’s Space Race—Tech Now
Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden.
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Episode 1—The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth, Series 1
Seven astronauts count down to the launch of space shuttle Columbia’s 28th mission.
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Apeman - Spaceman—Human Universe
Brian Cox charts our story from apes to the birth of civilisation and then to the stars.
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A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets—The Planets, Series 1
The four inner planets were born the same, yet have lived radically different lives. Why?
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Voyage to Mars: The Longest Goodbye
A look at how Nasa astronauts are prepared for the mental demands of a lengthy mission.
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Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
Brian Cox follows Nasa’s Perseverance rover mission as it hunts for signs of life on Mars.
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The Universe in a Snowflake—Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox investigates the stunning diversity of shapes in the natural world.
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Destination Moon—Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, 2025: Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Is There Life Beyond Earth?
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores her favourite space rock, the moon.
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America First—Once Upon a Time in Space, Series 1
A pioneering class of astronauts is recruited by NASA to fly aboard its new space shuttle.
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The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar Journey—Storyville
The story of Voyager, an epic of human achievement, personal drama and miraculous success.
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Do We Really Need the Moon?
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores the moon's relationship to our planet.
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Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
Documentary telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
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What Are UFOs?
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
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Space: How Far Can We Go?—Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time, Series 1
Brian reflects on our amazing feats of space exploration and asks, just how far can we go?
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The End of the Solar System—Horizon, 2016
How our solar system will be transformed by the ageing sun before coming to an end.
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Space Dive
The story of Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.
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The Race to Mars—Tomorrow's World, Series 22
A report into the future of manned space flight after the US Challenger disaster. (1987)
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8 Days: To the Moon and Back
The story of Apollo 11, told in the voices of the first men to set foot on the moon.
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Man in Space
Horizon reports from the spacecraft centre in Houston, Texas. (1966)
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