Season 4

8 EPISODES • 2015

Season 4 of How the Universe Works was released on July 14 and consists of 8 episodes.

Episodes

1: How the Universe Built Your Car

Jul 14, 2015

Beneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.

2: Edge of the Solar System

Jul 21, 2015

Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.

3: Earth, Venus's Evil Twin

Jul 28, 2015

An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.

4: Dawn Of Life

Aug 4, 2015

Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.

5: Monster Black Hole

Aug 11, 2015

A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.

6: Forces of Mass Construction

Aug 18, 2015

Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.

7: Secret History of the Moon

Aug 25, 2015

The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.

8: The First Oceans

Sep 1, 2015

For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.

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