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5. Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
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The Planets is a documentary TV series that premiered on BBC Two on May 28, 2019. It has 1 season and 5 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 5 "Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds", aired on June 25, 2019.
Professor Brian Cox explores the dramatic lives of the eight majestic planets/worlds that make up our solar system.
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5 episodes · 1 season
2019 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago
Examining the rocky planets at the centre of the Solar System, Professor Cox examines new evidence about the violent creation of Mercury and the hostile atmosphere of Venus, contrasting them with the life-giving planet Earth and the barren Mars.
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In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.
E4
Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.
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Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.
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Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.
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The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?
The Planets has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 25, 2019.
The most recent episode of The Planets, Season 1 Episode 5 "Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds", aired on June 25, 2019.
The Planets has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.
The Planets first aired on BBC Two on May 28, 2019.
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