How the Universe Works · SEASON 2

Comets - Frozen Wanderers

Episode 6 · 2012-08-15

★ 8.0
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Episode overview

As time machines from the early universe, comets could hold the key to unlock the secrets of the cosmos, and may even be the origin of life itself. In this episode, we learn that comets are even more mysterious and fascinating than we had ever imagined.

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