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  • How the Universe Works (2010– )
  • TV-PG
    TV Series | 60 min | Documentary
How the Universe Works (2010– )
TV-PG
TV Series | 60 min | Documentary

A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
Seasons
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Writers
Madeleine Carter (additional writing) | Erik Todd Dellums | Eleanor Grant (additional writing) | Oliver Marsh (script writer) & 3 more
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Status
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Updated Apr 25, 2010

Release date (First episode)
Apr 25, 2010 (United States)

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Cast

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168 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Phil Plait
Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, Discover Magazine / Self - Phd., Astronomer Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, Discover Magazine / Self - Phd., Astronomer   See fewer
78
Michelle Thaller
Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Self - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Cente / Self - Phd., Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Self - Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Cente / Self - Phd., Astronomer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center   See fewer
77
Richard Lintern
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
70
Mike Rowe
Self - Narrator / Sel - Narrator / Self -Narrator Self - Narrator / Sel - Narrator / Self -Narrator   See fewer
65
Hakeem Oluseyi
Self - Astrophysicist / Self Self - Astrophysicist / Self   See fewer
61
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Cosmologist / Self - Theoretical Physicist, Arizona State University / Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Cosmologist / Self - Theoretical Physicist, Arizona State University / Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
41
James S. Bullock
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
41
Paul M. Sutter
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
35
Moogega Cooper
Self - Planetary Protection Engineer Self - Planetary Protection Engineer   See fewer
34
Dan Durda
Self - Planetary Scientist / Self - Astrophysicist / Self - Planetary Scientist, Scientific Consultant / Self - Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute Self - Planetary Scientist / Self - Astrophysicist / Self - Planetary Scientist, Scientific Consultant / Self - Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute   See fewer
33
Nina Lanza
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
26
Jani Radebaugh
Self - Planetary Scientist / Self - Planetary Geologist / Self - Planetary Scientist and Geologist Self - Planetary Scientist / Self - Planetary Geologist / Self - Planetary Scientist and Geologist   See fewer
25
Erik Dellums
Self - Narrator / Narrator / Self -Narrator Self - Narrator / Narrator / Self -Narrator   See fewer
24
Michio Kaku
Self - Theoretical Physicist / Self - Theoretical Physicist, City University of New York / Self - Phd., Theoretical Physicist, City University of New York Self - Theoretical Physicist / Self - Theoretical Physicist, City University of New York / Self - Phd., Theoretical Physicist, City University of New York   See fewer
22
Kevin Walsh
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
22
Alex Filippenko
Self - Astrophysicist / Self - Astrophysicis / Self - Astrophysicist, University of California: Berkeley Self - Astrophysicist / Self - Astrophysicis / Self - Astrophysicist, University of California: Berkeley   See fewer
18
Max Tegmark
Self - Physicist / Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Physicist / Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
17
Grant Tremblay
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
16
Chris McKay
Self - Astrobiologist Self - Astrobiologist   See fewer
11
Amber Straughn
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
11
Sean Carroll
Self - Theoretical Physicist / Self - Cosmologist Self - Theoretical Physicist / Self - Cosmologist   See fewer
10
Katie Freese
Self - Cosmologist / Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Cosmologist / Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
9
Chiara Mingarelli
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
9
Geoff Marcy
Self - Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley / Self - Astronomer / Self - Phd., Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley Self - Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley / Self - Astronomer / Self - Phd., Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley   See fewer
8
Lewis Dartnell
Self - Astrobiologist Self - Astrobiologist   See fewer
8
David Kipping
Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Self - Astronomer / Self - Astronomer, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics   See fewer
8
Carly Howett
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
7
David Grinspoon
Self - Astrobiologist / Self - Astrobiologist, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Self - Astrobiologist / Self - Astrobiologist, Denver Museum of Nature & Science   See fewer
5
Konstantin Batygin
Self - Planetary Astrophysicist Self - Planetary Astrophysicist   See fewer
5
Meenakshi Wadhwa
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
4
Peter H. Schultz
Self - Impact Specialist / Self - Impact Specialist, Brown University / Self - Impact Specialist, Brown Universiy Self - Impact Specialist / Self - Impact Specialist, Brown University / Self - Impact Specialist, Brown Universiy   See fewer
3
Amy Mainzer
Self - Astronomer / Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Astronomer / Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory   See fewer
3
David Spergel
Self - Theoretical Physicist / Self - Astrophysicist Self - Theoretical Physicist / Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
3
Carolyn Porco
Self - Cassini Mission Imaging Lead / Self - Cassini Scientist / Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Cassini Mission Imaging Lead / Self - Cassini Scientist / Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
3
Cathy Plesko
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
3
Jedidah Isler
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
3
Erik Asphaug
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
3
Caleb Scharf
Self - Astrobiologist / Self - Astronomer Self - Astrobiologist / Self - Astronomer   See fewer
3
Matthew O'Dowd
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
3
Jessie Christiansen
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
3
Todd Thompson
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
2
Stan Love
Self - Astronaut Self - Astronaut   See fewer
2
Russell Schweickart
Self - Apollo 9 Astronaut, B612 Foundation Self - Apollo 9 Astronaut, B612 Foundation   See fewer
2
Andrea Ghez
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
Mark Sykes
Self - Planetary Astronomer, Planetary Science Institute Self - Planetary Astronomer, Planetary Science Institute   See fewer
2
Claudia Alexander
Self - Planetary Science / Self - Planetary Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Self - Planetary Science / Self - Planetary Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory   See fewer
2
Natalie Batalha
Self - Astrophysicist, NASA Ames Research Center Self - Astrophysicist, NASA Ames Research Center   See fewer
2
Daniel Lathrop
Self - Geophysicist Self - Geophysicist   See fewer
2
Gilbert Collins
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
2
Hal Levison
Self - Planetary Scientist / Self - Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute Self - Planetary Scientist / Self - Planetary Scientist, Southwest Research Institute   See fewer
2
Shep Doeleman
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
Janna Levin
Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
2
Carey Lisse
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
Mike Brown
Self - Astronomer / Self - Planetary Astronomer Self - Astronomer / Self - Planetary Astronomer   See fewer
2
Carlos Frenk
Self - Cosmologist Self - Cosmologist   See fewer
2
Edo Berger
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
W. Dean Pesnell
Self - Heliophysicist / Self - Solar Physicist Self - Heliophysicist / Self - Solar Physicist   See fewer
2
Michael Rampino
Self - Geologist Self - Geologist   See fewer
2
John Asher Johnson
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
Amir Caspi
Self - Astrophysicist / Self - Solar Physicist Self - Astrophysicist / Self - Solar Physicist   See fewer
2
Dan Stern
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
Heidi Hammel
Self - Astronomer / Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Astronomer / Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
2
Avi Loeb
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
2
Priyamvada Natarajan
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
2
Clifford Johnson
Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
2
Sarah Stewart
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
2
Kimberly Moore
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
2
Phil Hopkins
Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist / Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist / Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
2
Jessica Esquivel
Self / Self - Particle Physicist Self / Self - Particle Physicist   See fewer
2
Aomawa Baker
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
2
Gibor Basri
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
2
Andrew Pontzen
Self - Cosmologist Self - Cosmologist   See fewer
2
Kathryn Bywaters
Self - Astrobiologist Self - Astrobiologist   See fewer
2
Philip Hopkins
Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist   See fewer
2
Holly Gilbert
Self - Solar Physicist Self - Solar Physicist   See fewer
1
Alan Stern
Self - New Horizons Principal Investigator Self - New Horizons Principal Investigator   See fewer
1
Stephen Hawking
Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
1
Steve Squyres
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Robert P. Kirshner
Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
1
Michael Strauss
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Amanda Hendrix
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Gentry Lee
Self - Space Flight Engineer Self - Space Flight Engineer   See fewer
1
Andrew Kirk
Self - Plasma Physicist Self - Plasma Physicist   See fewer
1
Suzanne Staggs
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
1
Laura Danly
Self - Astronomer, Griffith Observatory Self - Astronomer, Griffith Observatory   See fewer
1
Robert Hurt
IPAC / Self - Astronomer, Caltech IPAC / Self - Astronomer, Caltech   See fewer
1
David Jewitt
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
John Spencer
Self - New Horizons Co-Investigator Self - New Horizons Co-Investigator   See fewer
1
Scott Kenyon
Self - Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Self - Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory   See fewer
1
Bryan Gaensler
Self - Astronomer, Center for All-Sky Astrophysics Self - Astronomer, Center for All-Sky Astrophysics   See fewer
1
Adam Showman
Self - Planetary Scientist, University of Arizona Self - Planetary Scientist, University of Arizona   See fewer
1
Les Johnson
Self - Advanced Propulsion Technologist Self - Advanced Propulsion Technologist   See fewer
1
Taylor Wilson
Self - Nuclear Scientist Self - Nuclear Scientist   See fewer
1
Stan Woosley
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
William Hartmann
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Monica Dunford
Self - ATLAS Engineer Self - ATLAS Engineer   See fewer
1
Eve Stenson
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Andrew Benson
Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Dante Lauretta
Self - Cosmochemist, University of Arizona Self - Cosmochemist, University of Arizona   See fewer
1
Juna Kollmeier
Self - Astrophysicist, Carnegie Observatories Self - Astrophysicist, Carnegie Observatories   See fewer
1
Alan Guth
Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
1
Jason Wright
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Dan Long
Self - SDSS Operations Engineer Self - SDSS Operations Engineer   See fewer
1
Paul Drake
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
1
Dan Coe
Self - Astrophysicist, Space Telescope Science Institute Self - Astrophysicist, Space Telescope Science Institute   See fewer
1
Julie McEnery
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Risa Wechsler
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Jena Meinecke
Self - Laboratory Astrophysicist Self - Laboratory Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Arpita Roy
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Jeremiah Ostriker
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Jürgen Blum
Self - Experimental Physicist, Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics Self - Experimental Physicist, Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics   See fewer
1
Saul Perlmutter
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Leroy Chiao
Self - Astronaut Self - Astronaut   See fewer
1
Neil Gehrels
Self - Experimental Physicist Self - Experimental Physicist   See fewer
1
Laurie Barge
Self - Astrobiologist Self - Astrobiologist   See fewer
1
Natalie Gosnell
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
T.J. Cox
Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Robert Zubrin
Self - Aerospace Engineer Self - Aerospace Engineer   See fewer
1
Dorit Donoviel
Self - Biomedical Scientist Self - Biomedical Scientist   See fewer
1
Amy Reines
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Tara Shears
Self - Particle Physicist Self - Particle Physicist   See fewer
1
Matt Penn
Self - Solar Astronomer Self - Solar Astronomer   See fewer
1
Geoff Bower
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Dougal Jerram
Self - Volcanologist Self - Volcanologist   See fewer
1
Fiona Harrison
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Brenda Frye
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Mike Lisa
Self - Particle Physicist Self - Particle Physicist   See fewer
1
Karen Meech
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Richard Zeebe
Self - Physicist & Oceanographer Self - Physicist & Oceanographer   See fewer
1
Woody Fischer
Self - Geobiologist Self - Geobiologist   See fewer
1
Harold White
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
1
Andrew J.S. Hamilton
Self - Theoretical Physicist Self - Theoretical Physicist   See fewer
1
Joe Incandela
Self - Particle Physicist Self - Particle Physicist   See fewer
1
Stephen Mojzsis
Self - Geologist Self - Geologist   See fewer
1
Ben Oppenheimer
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Evgenya Shkolnik
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Jeremy Kasdin
Self - Aerospace Engineer Self - Aerospace Engineer   See fewer
1
Heather A. Knutson
Self - Assistant Professor of Planetary Science Self - Assistant Professor of Planetary Science   See fewer
1
Kevian Stassun
Self - Phd., Physics and Astronomy Self - Phd., Physics and Astronomy   See fewer
1
Seth Shostak
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Idan Ginsburg
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Larry Molnar
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Peggy Whitson
Self - Astronaut Self - Astronaut   See fewer
1
Yaireska M. Collado-Vega
Self - Heliophysicist Self - Heliophysicist   See fewer
1
Michael Kezirian
Self - Engineer Self - Engineer   See fewer
1
Rana Adhikari
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
1
Dirk Terrell
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
John Spencer
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Matthew Penn
Self - Heliophysicist Self - Heliophysicist   See fewer
1
Greg Leonard
Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer   See fewer
1
Marina Brozovic
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Scott Hughes
Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist Self - Theoretical Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Sean C. Soloman
Self - Messenger Principal Investigator Self - Messenger Principal Investigator   See fewer
1
1
Melanie Barboni
Self - Geochemist Self - Geochemist   See fewer
1
Linda J. Spilker
Self - Cassini Mission Project Scientist Self - Cassini Mission Project Scientist   See fewer
1
Katie Bouman
Self - Data Scientist Self - Data Scientist   See fewer
1
Peter Galison
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
1
Anne Virkki
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Amy Simon
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Luisa Fernanda Zabrano-Marin
Self - Space Scientist Self - Space Scientist   See fewer
1
Paul Olsen
Self - Geologist Self - Geologist   See fewer
1
1
Scott Bolton
Self - Juno Principal Investigator Self - Juno Principal Investigator   See fewer
1
Allessandra Pacini
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
1
Samuel Levin
Self - Evolutionary Biologist Self - Evolutionary Biologist   See fewer
1
Sarah Stewart
Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist   See fewer
1
Simon Sheridan
Self - Rosetta Scientist Self - Rosetta Scientist   See fewer
1
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