Horizon · SEASON 38
The Death Star
Episode 10 · 2001-10-18

- Documentary
Episode overview
Out in deepest space lurks a force of almost unimaginable power. Explosions of extraordinary violence, are blasting through the Universe every day. If one ever struck our Solar System it would destroy our Sun and all the planets. For years no one could work out what was causing these awesome explosions. Now scientists think they have identified the culprit. It's the most extreme object ever found in the Universe; they have christened it a 'hypernova'.
60 minutes
Season 38 episodes
1. The Mystery of the Miami Circle2001-01-25
2. The Missing Link2001-02-01
3. Killer Algae2001-02-08
4. Ecstasy and Agony2001-02-15
5. Snowball Earth2001-02-22
6. Taming the Problem Child2001-03-06
7. The Mystery of the Persian Mummy2001-09-20
8. The Ape that Took Over the World2001-10-04
9. Life Blood2001-10-11
10. The Death Star2001-10-18
11. Cloning the First Human2001-10-25