Video currently unavailable

Due to our licensing agreements this video is currently not available for purchase or rental.

  
 
  
 
Have a promotion code? View Balance
Available Seasons
1
 
  
 
 
Watch other Episodes from Season 1
To play another episode, click on that episode in the list below.
 
  Episode   Original Air Date
Synopsis
     Price  
 
1. Secrets Of The Sun
  May 29, 2007
There are billions of stars in the Universe, but one alone dominates our celestial neighborhood, the Sun. It's so large that within its boundaries you could fit one million Earths, and so powerful that each second it churns out as much energy as one billion one-megaton hydrogen bombs.
 
Download only
 		 
 
3. The End Of The Earth: Deep Space Threats To Our Planet
  June 12, 2007
The Earth has become a dangerous place to live in the Universe. It's only a matter of time before a cosmic force will annihilate the planet. At this very moment, NASA's top brass and other scientists are arming themselves with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack. And the enemy won't be terrorists launching nuclear weapons, but something possibly more deadly.
 
Download only
 		 
 
5. The Moon
  June 26, 2007
It's so close...yet so far away. For thousands of years, mankind has found comfort in its presence. It's been a lantern for nighttime travelers...a timekeeper for farmers...and a location finder for sailors at sea. For some cultures, it's even been a god. It's the only cosmic body ever visited by human beings.
 
Download only
 		 
 
6. Spaceship Earth
  July 10, 2007
Take a high performance ride through the formation of the third planet from the Sun, Earth.
 
Download only
 		 
 
7. The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus
  July 17, 2007
Scorched by their proximity to the sun, Mercury and Venus are hostile worlds.
 
Download only
 		 
 
8. Saturn: Lord Of The Rings
  July 24, 2007
Are the rings of Saturn a real celestial phenomenon or merely a cosmic Illusion?
 
Download only
 		 
 
9. Alien Galaxies
  July 31, 2007
To know our place in the universe take a look far, far away to the realm of Alien Galaxies.
 
Download only
 		 
 
10. Life And Death Of A Star
  August 7, 2007
Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful.
 
Download only
 		 
 
11. The Outer Planets
  August 14, 2007
New discoveries regarding the Outer Planets are creating a fundamental rethinking of our solar system. Uranus is a toxic combination of hydrogen, helium and methane.
 
Download only
 		 
 
12. The Most Dangerous Place In The Universe
  August 21, 2007
Take a tour of the cosmic hot zones--black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super massive black holes can literally "lasso" the Earth out of the solar system.
 
Download only
 		 
►
13. Search For ET
  August 28, 2007
In a galaxy filled with a billion stars, in a universe filled with a hundred billion galaxies--are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for the answer to that question.
 
NOW PLAYING
 
 
  
 
New to Amazon Instant Video? Instantly watch thousands of movies and TV shows. Learn more. Watch on your computer or on your TV with one of our compatible devices.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Product Details
Episode 13, "Search For ET"
Synopsis: In a galaxy filled with a billion stars, in a universe filled with a hundred billion galaxies--are we alone? SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence--is a privately funded project using radio telescopes and optical telescopes to scan the stars for the answer to that question.
Original air date: August 28, 2007
Runtime: 45 minutes
ASIN: B000W3Q5EK
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,089 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Universe Season 1
Synopsis: The Universe
Network: The History Channel
ASIN: B000SBPY6Q
Rights & Requirements
Purchase rights: Download to 2 locations. Details
Compatible with: Kindle Fire. System requirements
Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)
Video Format Details

PC Download

Portable device
Episode ready to watch in about 20 minutes*
Episode ready to transfer in about 20 minutes*
* Your download times may vary--estimates shown are for a typical DSL connection (1.5 Mbits/sec).

Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed

Customer Reviews


There are no customer reviews yet.
Video reviews
Video reviews
Amazon now allows customers to upload product video reviews. Use a webcam or video camera to record and upload reviews to Amazon.


Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
 
(142)
(1299)
(285)
(77)
(224)
(284)
(263)
(43)
(763)
(107)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums

Subscribe to Screening Room to get the latest on Amazon Instant Video delivered to your e-mail inbox weekly. Sign Up
By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use.  Sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc.  Additional taxes may apply.