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Wonders of the Solar System
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.
- Cast:
- Brian Cox
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC Two
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Shorts - Mars Loops
2010-06-02 · 30mChasing tornadoes in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young Solar System. And out of this celestial maelstrom emerged the jewel in the crown, Brian's second Wonder - the magnificent rings of Saturn.
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Shorts - Aliens
2010-10-16 · 30mProfessor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice.
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Shorts - Aurora
2010-09-24 · 30mBrian looks at the power of the Sun, seeing a total solar eclipse in India and the Northern Lights in Norway as well as making contact with the probe, Voyager.
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Shorts - Eclipse
2011-01-18 · 30mProfessor Brian Cox witnesses a total solar eclipse in India.
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Brian Cox
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