The Complete Cosmos (1998) · WatchGuide

The Complete Cosmos (1998) · WatchGuide

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E1 · Airs Jan 1, 1998 · 10m
The Sun
Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our local star.
E2 · Airs Jan 8, 1998 · 10m
Mercury
The most comprehensive portrait ever of this scorched little planet. Takes a look at double sunrises, craters, cracks and, incongruously, maybe polar ice.
E3 · Airs Jan 15, 1998 · 10m
Venus
Looking at the planetary hell beneath the clouds, the poisonous, crushing atmosphere, seating heats, volcanoes and a runaway greenhouse effect.
E4 · Airs Jan 22, 1998 · 10m
Earth
The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate, weather and El Nino.
E5 · Airs Jan 29, 1998 · 10m
Moon (aka Luna)
The story of the Moon and its birth from collisions, its influence on Earth, Apollo landings and the recent discovery of water.
E6 · Airs Feb 5, 1998 · 10m
Mars
Could cold arid Mars be the next place we land? Looking at polar caps, volcanoes, the biggest canyon ever seen and the possibility that Mars once had oceans.
E7 · Airs Feb 12, 1998 · 10m
Jupiter
Bigger than the other planets combined, Jupiter is a turbulent gas giant with 16 moons. We take a voyage through this mini Solar System.
E8 · Airs Feb 19, 1998 · 10m
Saturn
Exploring the many rings and moons of this exotic gas cloud and a preview of a landing on Titan, a moon like primitive Earth.
E9 · Airs Feb 26, 1998 · 10m
Uranus and Neptune
The outer giants. Uranus has a crazy tilt and a chaotic moon called Miranda and Neptune with tempests and a moon spurting geysers.
E10 · Airs Mar 5, 1998 · 10m
Realm of the Comets
Looking at comets and where they originate, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt and the possibility that Pluto isn't a planet at all (recently declassified).
E11 · Airs Mar 12, 1998 · 10m
Earth Patrol
Launched into Earth orbit, these are the satellites that monitor the health of our planet. Looking at the ozone, the melting ice-caps, weather, deforestation and navigation.
E12 · Airs Mar 19, 1998 · 10m
Space Frontier
Human space exploration, from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of space to the race for the Moon and the Apollo landings.
E13 · Airs Mar 26, 1998 · 10m
High Life
Living and working in space, triumphs, tragedies and everyday practicalities on the Russian space-station Mir and America's Space Shuttle.