The Planets

TV Mini Series
2019
59m

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Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Brian Cox

Self - Presenter

• 2019

Fran Bagenal

Self - Juno Mission Scientist

• 2019

Carolyn Porco

Self - Cassini Imaging Team Leader

• 2019

Julie Webster

Self - Cassini Chief Engineer

• 2019

Heidi Becker

Self - Juno Mission Scientist

• 2019

Nancy Chabot

Self - Messenger Instrument Scientist

• 2019

David Grinspoon

Self - Planetary Science Institute

• 2019

Cathy Olkin

Self - Deputy Principal Investigator New Horizons

• 2019

Jennifer Eigenbrode

Self - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• 2019

Leigh Fletcher

Self - University of Leicester

• 2019

Michele Dougherty

Self - Cassini Principal Investigator

• 2019

Carl Murray

Self - Queen Mary University of London

• 2019

Jeff Cuzzi

Self - Cassini Ring Scientist

• 2019

Larry Nittler

Self - Messenger Deputy Principal Investigator

• 2019

Ashwin Vasavada

Self - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• 2019

John Grotzinger

Self - California Institute of Technology

• 2019

Noah Hammond

Self - Planetary Scientist

• 2019

Alan Stern

Self - Principal Investigator New Horizons

• 2019

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10vancauterenniels

Must see for every human

This a TV serie that every human being should see.

10lesnar

Mind Boggling

Professor Brian Cox is the David Attenborough of scientific programmes. He brings a wealth of knowledge to any media he is involved in, not least The Planets, which is a masterpiece of television.

The story-telling and graphical representation is fantastic. Each episode seems to outdo its predecessor.

If astronomy is your thing, or you simply to want to learn more about our solar system, I implore you to watch this series.

9godsnames

Fascinating

It is bold, it is ambitious, it is utterly spectacular but also, it is smart. I've heard explanations I'd never heard before about our Solar System. Frankly, I've never known (them) despite watching documentaries about space for decades. It gives you a unique perspective. Also, Brian is a 15 out of 10 presenter, engaging and as simple as a friend. All in all, it's going to be one of the best science series of the year.

10damiendelbreil

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When the Venera probes first sent back their images from the surface of Venus, there was wide speculation that there was life on the planet due to irregularities in the images noted as "black flaps" and "scorpions". It wasn't until later confirmed that the anomalies in the images were simply artifacts due to image processing. The surface of Venus is essentially the temperature of the inside of a burning house.