Strip the Cosmos
2014–2020 · Science · 55 min · 4 seasons
S04E08 · Mystery of the Giant Ice Planets
Thu, 19 Nov, 12:00 pm
New experiments and next generation telescopes are finally revealing what makes these planets so strange.
About
In each episode of Strip the Cosmos, stunning CGI strips major planets, moons, black holes, stars and galaxies of gases, minerals, rock, magma and gravitational force-fields – layer by layer – revealing the destiny, origins and structure of the universe. Strip the Cosmos will also explore fascinating mysteries including: What happens inside an exploding star?; Can you escape from being sucked into a black hole?; Do the insides of comets harbor life?; and can we travel through the cosmos inside an asteroid?
Episodes
- E01
Mission to Mars
Thu, 29 Oct· 60 minWas there ever life on Mars? The Perseverance Rover project will attempt to answer that question amongst others.
- E02
Hunting White Holes
Thu, 29 Oct· 60 minScientist have long theorised the existence of black holes, proof in the form of a picture has eluded them, until now. Now they believe that white holes may also exist, and the hunt is on for proof.
- E03
Mystery of the Milky Way
Thu, 5 Nov· 60 minIn 2015 scientists report that the light coming from the Milky Way has dropped by around 50 percent in the last two billion years. Now scientists and astronomers are trying to find out why this should be happening.
- E04
Jupiter: Secrets of the Solar System
Thu, 5 Nov· 60 minJupiter is the most extreme planet in our Solar System, monster magnetic fields and monster storms abound. Now NASA's Juno probe is providing scientists with new and astonishing information as to why it is so dangerous.
- E05
Secrets of the Asteroids
Thu, 12 Nov· 45 minThis episode unpacks NASA's Osiris REx mission to return a sample of rock from asteroid Bennu.
- E06
Inside Space's Great Wall
Thu, 12 Nov· 45 minCan the search for a mysterious invisible particle unlock how the universe builds a structure so massive?
- E07
Mystery of the Dead Planets
Thu, 19 Nov· 45 minThis episode reveals the raw destructive power of our galaxy.
- E08
Mystery of the Giant Ice Planets
Thu, 19 Nov· 45 minNew experiments and next generation telescopes are finally revealing what makes these planets so strange.