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How the Universe Works (2010) on Science

The answer: Status unknown — no confirmed return date.
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Network / streamer
Science
Premiered
April 25, 2010
Runtime
~62 min per episode
TVMaze rating
8.5 / 10
11seasons
92episodes
8.5/ 10

About How the Universe Works

How the Universe Works is currently between seasons. The most recent episode aired on April 2, 2023, and no return date has been announced.

How the Universe Works is a documentary series that explores the origins and development of the universe. First premiering on April 25, 2010, on the Science network, the show investigates how the universe came into existence from a tiny point and expanded into the cosmos we observe today. It covers various scientific theories and phenomena related to cosmology and astrophysics.

The series features a cast of astrophysicists and narrators, including Hakeem Oluseyi, James S. Bullock, and Paul M. Sutter, who explain complex concepts in an accessible manner. The show holds a rating of 8.5 on TVMaze and has a runtime of 62 minutes per episode.

How the Universe Works episode schedule

92 aired

Aired · 92

DateEp.Title
April 2, 2023 S11·E5 Solar System Special
March 26, 2023 S11·E4 Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe
March 19, 2023 S11·E3 Most Violent Event in the Universe
March 12, 2023 S11·E2 A Robot's Guide to Mars
March 5, 2023 S11·E1 The Moons of Saturn
April 10, 2022 S10·E6 Voyager's Ultimate Mission
April 3, 2022 S10·E5 Hunt for the Universe's Origin
March 27, 2022 S10·E4 Dark History of Earth
March 20, 2022 S10·E3 Hunt for Dark Matter
March 13, 2022 S10·E2 Curse of the Cosmic Rays
March 6, 2022 S10·E1 Secrets of the Cosmic Web
June 2, 2021 S9·E11 Mystery of Alien Worlds
May 26, 2021 S9·E10 Gravitational Waves Revealed
May 19, 2021 S9·E9 Birth of the Monster Black Holes
May 12, 2021 S9·E8 Secret Lives of Neutrinos
May 5, 2021 S9·E7 The Next Supernova
April 28, 2021 S9·E6 War of the Galaxies
April 21, 2021 S9·E5 Curse of the White Dwarf
April 14, 2021 S9·E4 Aliens of the Microcosmos
April 7, 2021 S9·E3 Secrets of the Sun
March 31, 2021 S9·E2 Mission to a Comet
March 24, 2021 S9·E1 Journey to a Black Hole
February 27, 2020 S8·E9 Earth's Death Orbit
February 20, 2020 S8·E8 Monsters of the Milky Way
February 13, 2020 S8·E7 Edge of the Universe
February 6, 2020 S8·E6 When NASA Met Jupiter
January 30, 2020 S8·E5 Secrets of Time Travel
January 23, 2020 S8·E4 Death of the Last Stars
January 16, 2020 S8·E3 Hunt for Alien Evidence
January 9, 2020 S8·E2 NASA's Journey to Mars
Show 62 earlier episodes
January 2, 2020 S8·E1 Asteroid Apocalypse: The New Threat
March 12, 2019 S7·E10 Cassini's Final Secrets
March 5, 2019 S7·E9 Finding the New Earth
February 26, 2019 S7·E8 Hunt for Alien Life
February 19, 2019 S7·E7 Battle of the Dark Universe
February 12, 2019 S7·E6 Did the Big Bang Really Happen?
February 5, 2019 S7·E5 Secret World of Nebulas
January 29, 2019 S7·E4 How Black Holes Made Us
January 22, 2019 S7·E3 The Interstellar Mysteries
January 15, 2019 S7·E2 When Supernovas Strike
January 8, 2019 S7·E1 Nightmares of Neutron Stars
March 13, 2018 S6·E10 Mystery of Spacetime
March 6, 2018 S6·E9 War on Asteroids
February 27, 2018 S6·E8 Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
February 20, 2018 S6·E7 The Quasar Enigma
February 13, 2018 S6·E6 Secret History of Mercury
February 6, 2018 S6·E5 Uranus & Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
January 30, 2018 S6·E4 Death of the Milky Way
January 23, 2018 S6·E3 Dark History of the Solar System
January 16, 2018 S6·E2 Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries
January 9, 2018 S6·E1 Are Black Holes Real?
February 7, 2017 S5·E8 Strangest Alien Worlds
January 31, 2017 S5·E7 The Dark Matter Enigma
January 24, 2017 S5·E6 Life and Death on the Red Planet
January 17, 2017 S5·E5 The Universe's Deadliest
January 10, 2017 S5·E4 Stars That Kill
January 3, 2017 S5·E3 Secret History of Pluto
December 6, 2016 S5·E2 Black Holes: The Secret Origin
November 29, 2016 S5·E1 Mystery of Planet 9
September 1, 2015 S4·E8 Forces of Mass Construction (aka Magnetism)
August 25, 2015 S4·E7 The First Oceans
August 18, 2015 S4·E6 Secret History of the Moon
August 11, 2015 S4·E5 Dawn of Life
August 4, 2015 S4·E4 Edge of the Solar System
July 28, 2015 S4·E3 Monster Black Hole
July 21, 2015 S4·E2 Earth: Venus's Evil Twin
July 14, 2015 S4·E1 How the Universe Built Your Car
September 3, 2014 S3·E9 The Search for a Second Earth
August 27, 2014 S3·E8 Our Voyage to the Stars (aka Starman)
August 20, 2014 S3·E7 Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?
August 13, 2014 S3·E6 Weapons of Mass Extinction
August 6, 2014 S3·E5 Is Saturn Alive?
July 30, 2014 S3·E4 First Second of the Big Bang
July 23, 2014 S3·E3 Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?
July 16, 2014 S3·E2 The End of the Universe
July 9, 2014 S3·E1 Journey from the Center of the Sun
August 29, 2012 S2·E8 Birth of the Earth
August 22, 2012 S2·E7 Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were
August 15, 2012 S2·E6 Comets - Frozen Wanderers
August 8, 2012 S2·E5 Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation
August 1, 2012 S2·E4 Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
July 25, 2012 S2·E3 Exoplanets - Planets from Hell
July 18, 2012 S2·E2 Megastorms - The Winds of Creation
July 11, 2012 S2·E1 Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life
May 24, 2010 S1·E8 Moons (aka Alien Moons)
May 24, 2010 S1·E7 Solar Systems
May 17, 2010 S1·E6 Planets (aka Extreme Planets)
May 17, 2010 S1·E5 Supernovas
May 10, 2010 S1·E4 Extreme Stars
May 10, 2010 S1·E3 Galaxies (aka Alien Galaxies)
May 2, 2010 S1·E2 Black Holes
April 25, 2010 S1·E1 Big Bang

How the Universe Works cast