How the Universe Works · SEASON 3

Weapons of Mass Extinction

Episode 6 · 2014-08-13

★ 10.0
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Episode overview

Asteroids strike, planets collide, black holes blast out death rays, volcanoes erupt and ice engulfs the planet. These are the universe’s weapons of extinction. They’ve happened before - wiping out entire species, and they will happen again. Are we next?

42 minutes

Season 3 episodes

1. Journey from the Center of the Sun2014-07-09 2. The End of the Universe2014-07-16 3. Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?2014-07-23 4. First Second of the Big Bang2014-07-30 5. Is Saturn Alive?2014-08-06 6. Weapons of Mass Extinction2014-08-13 7. Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?2014-08-20 8. Our Voyage to the Stars2014-08-27 9. The Search for a Second Earth2014-09-03