The Universe · SEASON 4
Death Stars
Episode 1 · 2009-08-18
- Documentary
Episode overview
Season 4 opens with an exploration of dying stars, the process where stars become supernovas, and, occasionally, become the biggest blast in the universe as a gamma ray burst (GRB). One death star, named WR104, lurks 8,000 light-years from Earth and some believe its GRB arrow is aimed directly at us. A death star galaxy named 3C321 is a frightening vision of what could one day befall the Milky Way galaxy: a companion galaxy's black hole being hammered with a constant blast of high-energy particles, wreaking havoc with its celestial bodies. Nearby, Death Stars Eta Carinae and Betelgeuse burn through their fuel supplies as they hurtle toward extinction...which just may be too close for comfort.
45 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. Death Stars2009-08-18
2. The Day the Moon Was Gone2009-08-25
3. It Fell From Space2009-09-01
4. Biggest Blasts2009-09-08
5. The Hunt for Ringed Planets2009-09-15
6. 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth2009-09-22
7. The Search for Cosmic Clusters2009-09-29
8. Space Wars2009-10-06
9. Liquid Universe2009-10-20
10. Pulsars & Quasars2009-10-27
11. Science Fiction, Science Fact2009-11-03
12. Extreme Energy2009-11-10
