TV-GSeason 4
Synopsis
How the Universe Works (2010), Season 4 is the Science Channel documentary you can watch online on iFILM — eight episodes that take apart the cosmos one piece at a time.
The opener starts somewhere odd: an ordinary car, whose iron and copper were forged in dying stars. From there the scale keeps climbing. Venus stands in as a grim preview of where Earth could be heading, the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way gets cracked open, and the edge of the solar system turns out to be full of magnetic bubbles millions of miles across. Other episodes chase harder questions — where the oceans came from, how lifeless chemistry once became life. The finale digs into magnetism, the quiet force holding it all together.
Scientists carry the narration themselves, no booming voice-over, and that restraint is the point. Season 4 runs steadier than the early ones, with fresher findings on the Moon and the origin of water. A solid entry for anyone who likes astrophysics without the lecture. Stream How the Universe Works Season 4 online on iFILM.
8 episodes
S4·E1How the Universe Built Your Car
Beneath the hood of your car lies the history of the Universe. The iron in your chassis, the gold in your stereo and the copper in your electronics all owe their existence to violent cosmic events that took place billions of years ago.
S4·E2Earth, Venus's Evil Twin
An examination of Venus; and what it may indicate about Earth's future.
S4·E3Monster Black Hole
A look inside the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way to discover terrifying secrets about parallel universes, wormholes, and space-time.
S4·E4Edge of the Solar System
Huge magnetic bubbles millions of miles wide; strange invisible matter, and a death star tearing through bands of icy comets, flinging them into violent orbits.
S4·E5Dawn Of Life
Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.
S4·E6Secret History of the Moon
The incredible secrets of the moon are revealed; the moon might be responsible for life on Earth.
S4·E7The First Oceans
For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.
S4·E8Forces of Mass Construction
Scientists attempt to understand how this strange force of magnetism works.
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