This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.
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Erik Thompson | ... |
Self - Narrator
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(82 episodes, 2007-2015)
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| Alex Filippenko | ... |
Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley
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(53 episodes, 2007-2015)
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Laura Danly | ... |
Self - Griffith Observatory
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(30 episodes, 2007-2014)
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| Clifford V. Johnson | ... |
Self - Univ. of Southern California
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(26 episodes, 2007-2015)
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| Michio Kaku | ... |
Self - Author, 'Physics of the Impossible'
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(19 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Amy Mainzer | ... |
JPL
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(16 episodes, 2008-2012)
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Greg Laughlin | ... |
Self - Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
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(15 episodes, 2007-2012)
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| Neil deGrasse Tyson | ... |
Self - American Museum of Natural History
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(12 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Michael Mischna | ... |
JPL
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(11 episodes, 2007-2014)
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Rob Roy Britt | ... |
Self - Livescience.com
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(10 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Michelle Thaller | ... |
Self - Caltech
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(10 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Travis Taylor | ... |
Self - Physicist
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(6 episodes, 2009-2010)
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Chris McKay | ... |
Self - NASA Ames Research Center
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(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
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Kevin R. Grazier | ... |
Self - Planetary Scientist
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(6 episodes, 2009-2015)
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Lucianne Walkowicz | ... |
Self - Princeton University
(5 episodes, 2011-2012)
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Don Yeomans | ... |
JPL
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(5 episodes, 2007-2012)
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| Holly Gilbert | ... |
Self - NASA
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(5 episodes, 2007-2010)
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Sean Carroll | ... |
Self - Caltech
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(5 episodes, 2008-2012)
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| Adam Frank | ... |
Self - Astronomer, Univ. of Rochester
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(5 episodes, 2008-2014)
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Bruce Betts | ... |
Self - The Planetary Society
(4 episodes, 2009-2012)
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Mike Brown | ... |
Self - CalTech
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(4 episodes, 2007-2011)
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| Seth Shostak | ... |
Self - SETI Institute
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(4 episodes, 2007-2011)
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Adam Showman | ... |
Self - University of Arizona
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(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
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William Hartmann | ... |
Self - Planetary Science Center
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(4 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Dan Durda | ... |
Self - Southwest Research Institute
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(4 episodes, 2009-2014)
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Geoff Marcy | ... |
Self - Astrobioloist, Univ. of California Berkeley
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(4 episodes, 2007-2010)
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Pamela L. Gay | ... |
Self
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(4 episodes, 2009-2015)
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David Grinspoon | ... |
Self - Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Peter H. Schultz | ... |
Self - Brown University
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(3 episodes, 2007-2012)
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Kenneth Nealson | ... |
Self - Univ. of Southern California
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(3 episodes, 2007-2009)
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John Spencer | ... |
Self - Space Architect
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(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Ed Krupp | ... |
Self - Director, Griiffith Observatory
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(3 episodes, 2008-2014)
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Todd Hoeksema | ... |
Self - Stanford University
(3 episodes, 2009-2010)
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Bonnie Buratti | ... |
Self - NASA
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(3 episodes, 2007)
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| Max Tegmark | ... |
Self - Assoc. Prof. Physics, MIT
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(3 episodes, 2007-2012)
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Jonathan Markley | ... |
Self
(3 episodes, 2015)
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| Feryal Ozel | ... |
Self - Astrophysicist, Univ. of Arizona
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(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Richard Ellis | ... |
Self - Astronomer, Cal Tech
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(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Craig DeForest | ... |
Self - Southwest Research Institute
(2 episodes, 2007-2010)
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Richard Muller | ... |
Self - Astrophysicist, Author, 'Physics For Future Presidents'
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(2 episodes, 2008-2011)
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Donald Brownlee | ... |
Self - Univ. of Washington
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(2 episodes, 2007-2011)
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Dana Mackenzie | ... |
Self - Author, 'The Big Splat'
(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Neil F. Comins | ... |
Author, 'What if the moon didn't exist?'
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(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Jay Pasachoff | ... |
Self - Williams College
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Mark Morris | ... |
Self - Univ. of California, Los Angeles
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(2 episodes, 2007)
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Matt Malkan | ... |
Self - Univ. of California, Los Angeles
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Amanda Hendrix | ... |
Self - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Robert Zubrin | ... |
Self - President, The Mars Society
(2 episodes, 2008-2011)
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Michael Cassutt | ... |
Self - Author, 'Who's Who in Space'
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(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
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Jonathan Clark | ... |
Self - NASA Flight Surgeon, 1997-2005
(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- History Channel (2007) (World-wide)
- History Channel (2007) (United States) (tv)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2) (in association with History HD)
- Entertainment One (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2) (in association with History)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (seasons 3-5) (in association with History HD)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 3-5) (in association with History)
- History (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Framepool (stock footage)
- Lightning Media (post-production services)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although an unimaginablly large area of space, the first 8 episodes of "The Universe" are constrained to our solar system, the vast majority of the first season. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in We Are All Connected (2009). See more » |