Presented by Professor Brian Cox this out-of-this world voyage of discovery includes the fascinating series Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe.
With incredible images and CGI footage Wonders of the Solar System explains how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system. Wonders of the Universe seeks to answer some of the most enduring and profound questions of existence – Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? It tells the epic story of our universe and shows how its story is ours too.
Wonders of the Universe (2011)
Physicist Brian Cox presents this exploration of the universe and its effect on
human life. Vast, complex and almost infinite, the universe has been the subject
of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. Its
properties can seem impossible to grasp, but this series uses the evidence found
in the natural world around us to explain the fundamental principles that
underpin the laws of nature such as light, gravity, matter and time.
Wonders of The Solar System (2010)
Professor Brian Cox takes a giant leap for humankind as images of distant alien
worlds are brought into breathtaking focus. Giant ice fountains rising over
100km high; an ocean hidden beneath a frozen crust of ice; storms three times
the size of Earth coloured blood red by a vortex of dust and gases; immense
volcanoes that would put Mount Everest in the shade – this amazing DVD
reveals the true and awesome beauty of our solar system. It's an epic journey
of discovery, where bizarre worlds become real places we can see, feel and
visit. Travelling from the Sun to the far-out reaches of Neptune, Wonders of the
Solar System has at its heart the latest scientific knowledge beamed back from
the fleet of probes, rovers and telescopes currently in space. Using the very
latest images sent direct from space, and spectacular CGI, the series presents a
spellbinding voyage around the natural wonders of the solar system, capturing
explosive phenomena in minute detail.
Special Features
- What on Earth is wrong with gravity?
- Can we make a Star on Earth?
- Do you know what time it is?
- Blunders of the Universe.