The Universe · SEASON 4
It Fell From Space
Episode 3 · 2009-09-01

- Documentary
Episode overview
Every year, thousands of objects both natural and manmade plummet through our atmosphere and crash into the Earth. These menacing messengers from the sky provide scientists with amazing insights into the natural, and not so natural, phenomena of the cosmos. From space rocks crashing through homes to cosmic boulders triggering mass extinctions to rocket parts landing on front lawns, explore objects that fall from the heavens, such as asteroids, comets, meteor showers and space debris.
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