2: The Two Sisters – Earth and Mars | The Planets

Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.

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1: A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets | The Planets

1: A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets | The Planets

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The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have...

2: The Two Sisters - Earth and Mars | The Planets

2: The Two Sisters - Earth and Mars | The Planets

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'16''

Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.

3: The Godfather: Jupiter | The Planets

3: The Godfather: Jupiter | The Planets

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'10''

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives ...

4: Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn | The Planets

4: Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn | The Planets

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Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed...

5: Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds | The Planets

5: Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds | The Planets

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In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious ...
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