E1 - The Sun
!Jan 1, 1998 - 10m
Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our local star.
E2 - Mercury
!Jan 8, 1998 - 10m
The most comprehensive portrait ever of this scorched little planet. Takes a look at double sunrises, craters, cracks and, incongruously, maybe polar ice.
E3 - Venus
!Jan 15, 1998 - 10m
Looking at the planetary hell beneath the clouds, the poisonous, crushing atmosphere, seating heats, volcanoes and a runaway greenhouse effect.
E4 - Earth
!Jan 22, 1998 - 10m
The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate, weather and El Nino.
E5 - Moon (aka Luna)
!Jan 29, 1998 - 10m
The story of the Moon and its birth from collisions, its influence on Earth, Apollo landings and the recent discovery of water.
E6 - Mars
!Feb 5, 1998 - 10m
Could cold arid Mars be the next place we land? Looking at polar caps, volcanoes, the biggest canyon ever seen and the possibility that Mars once had oceans.
E7 - Jupiter
!Feb 12, 1998 - 10m
Bigger than the other planets combined, Jupiter is a turbulent gas giant with 16 moons. We take a voyage through this mini Solar System.
E8 - Saturn
!Feb 19, 1998 - 10m
Exploring the many rings and moons of this exotic gas cloud and a preview of a landing on Titan, a moon like primitive Earth.
E9 - Uranus and Neptune
!Feb 26, 1998 - 10m
The outer giants. Uranus has a crazy tilt and a chaotic moon called Miranda and Neptune with tempests and a moon spurting geysers.
E10 - Realm of the Comets
!Mar 5, 1998 - 10m
Looking at comets and where they originate, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt and the possibility that Pluto isn't a planet at all (recently declassified).
E11 - Earth Patrol
!Mar 12, 1998 - 10m
Launched into Earth orbit, these are the satellites that monitor the health of our planet. Looking at the ozone, the melting ice-caps, weather, deforestation and navigation.
E12 - Space Frontier
!Mar 19, 1998 - 10m
Human space exploration, from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of space to the race for the Moon and the Apollo landings.
E13 - High Life
!Mar 26, 1998 - 10m
Living and working in space, triumphs, tragedies and everyday practicalities on the Russian space-station Mir and America's Space Shuttle.
