NOVA: The Planets (2019)
The life of our solar system told in five dramatic stories spanning billions of years.
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1. Inner Worlds2019-07-25 · 1h 0mThe four planets closest to the sun, called the rocky planets, were born from the same material in the same era. But they couldn’t be more different: Tiny Mercury is the runt of th
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2. Mars2019-07-24 · 1h 0mThe Red Planet was once a vibrant blue water-world, home to raging rivers, active volcanoes, and even an ocean. But as the young planet’s core cooled, its magnetic field and protec
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3. Jupiter2019-07-31 · 1h 0mJupiter is not just the oldest planet orbiting the sun—it’s also the largest. So when the young gas giant went on a rampage through the inner solar system, it shaped the fate of ev
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4. Saturn2019-08-07 · 1h 0mOver the past 40 years, a handful of space probes has given us glimpses of Saturn. But NASA’s Cassini, which explored the gas giant’s realm for 13 years, delivered the most breatht
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5. Ice Worlds2019-08-14 · 1h 0mOver a billion miles from the sun, beyond the rocky inner planets and the gas giants, lie the ice words—Uranus and Neptune. NOVA takes you inside the missions that rewrote the stor
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