Watch 'Wonders of the Solar System' Specials Online
Specials Episodes
1. Shorts - Mars Loops
June 2nd, 201030 min
Chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young Solar System. And out of this celestial maelstrom emerged the jewel in the crown, Brian's second Wonder - the magnificent rings of Saturn.
2. Shorts - Aliens
October 16th, 201030 min
Professor Brian Cox explores how the search for aliens in the solar system has followed the search for water. He looks at Jupiter's moon Europa - a dazzling ball of ice.
3. Shorts - Aurora
September 24th, 201030 min
Brian looks at the power of the Sun, seeing a total solar eclipse in India and the Northern Lights in Norway as well as making contact with the probe, Voyager.
4. Shorts - Eclipse
January 18th, 201130 min
Professor Brian Cox witnesses a total solar eclipse in India.
