Exploring the Cosmos
A collection of programmes exploring the mysteries of stars, Space and distant planets.
The Secret Life of the Sun
How changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.
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Volcano Worlds—Solar System, Series 1
Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons erupting with fire and ice.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 step foot on the moon.
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Man In Space—Horizon, 1965-1966
Horizon reports from the spacecraft centre in Houston, Texas. (1966)
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A New Perspective—Earth from Space, Series 1
Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective.
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The Moon—The Sky at Night
Patrick Moore reviews the Soviet mission to launch a manned rocket into space. (1960)
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Space Rock Return—The Sky at Night
The team delve into Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which returned asteroid samples to Earth.
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Apollo 11: The Impact on Earth—Panorama
A special edition to mark man's first steps on the surface of the moon. (1969)
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The New Space Race—Searching Space
A journey into the future of human space exploration and the world's new race to space.
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The Race to Ruin—Horizon, 1981-1982
Examining the US fear that the Russians are ahead of them in the space race. (1981)
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Moon Landing Special—Stargazing
Prof Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began.
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