S01 Episode 1
Saturn
In 1610, Galileo Galilei observed two strange bulges on either side of the planet during telescope studies of Saturn; due to the low resolution of his optical instrument, these "handles", as Galileo christened them, were difficult to interpret.
49 mins · Sun, 14 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 2
Jupiter
Jupiter is the heavyweight among the planets of our solar system: its diameter of 143,000 kilometres is roughly eleven times that of our home planet, and its mass is 318 times more than Earth.
49 mins · Sun, 14 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 3
Mars
The ancient Romans had seen Mars, which is clearly visible from Earth, and they named it after their god of war because of its blood-red colour.
49 mins · Mon, 15 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 4
Venus and Mercury
An impressive 427 degrees Celsius is the max temperature on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun; a heat shock also awaits potential visitors to the scorching, cloudy Venus, whose atmosphere consists of nearly 97% carbon dioxide.
49 mins · Mon, 15 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 5
Pluto and Beyond
What it would take for humans to travel to Pluto, and what NASA scientists believe we will find when we get there.
49 mins · Tue, 16 Feb 2010
S01 Episode 6
Neptune and Uranus
Uranus is not one of the classic five planets known since ancient times; it was only discovered in 1781 by German astronomer Wilhelm Herschel with a telescope.
49 mins · Tue, 16 Feb 2010
