How the Universe Works · SEASON 2

Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life

Episode 1 · 2012-07-11

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Episode overview

Are we alone in the Universe? What makes Earth so different? Part of the answer is our volcanoes. without them we would not be here either. Today we are discovering volcanoes on alien worlds. Are these worlds where, tomorrow, we might find life?

42 minutes

Season 2 episodes

1. Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life2012-07-11 2. Megastorms - The Winds of Creation2012-07-18 3. Exoplanets - Planets from Hell2012-07-25 4. Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms2012-08-01 5. Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation2012-08-08 6. Comets - Frozen Wanderers2012-08-15 7. Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were2012-08-22 8. Birth of the Earth2012-08-29