The Planets and Beyond

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The Planets, retitled The Planets and Beyond for its second season, is a documentary television series produced by the Science Channel that aired from 2017 to 2019. It explores the planets and of the Solar System, exoplanets, and other astronomical objects.

Format

Former astronaut Mike Massimino hosts the show, appearing briefly to introduce each segment of each episode, and Erik Dellums narrates the series. During its first season, titled The Planets, the series focused on planets exclusively except for a single episode which studied the Moon. Retitled The Planets and Beyond, the series expanded its focus during its second season to include other types of astronomical objects. The Science Channel also broadcast The Planets and The Planets and Beyond specials, some of them made up of original footage and others of segments broadcast previously on The Planets, The Planets and Beyond, How the Universe Works, Space's Deepest Secrets, and Strip the Cosmos.

Episode list

= Season 1 – ''The Planets'' (2017) =

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|Title = Jupiter: King of the Planets

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|22}}

|ShortSummary = The exploration of Jupiter — the biggest and most extreme planet in the Solar System — may change humanity's understanding of the Solar System. Recent discoveries by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Juno mission uncover what lies beneath Jupiter's violent storms and reveal that Jupiter is more akin to a star than a planet.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Mars: The Definitive Guide

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|30}}

|ShortSummary = The most detailed survey ever created of Mars – our closest planetary neighbor – reveals its dark history.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = Venus: The Hell Planet

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|5}}

|ShortSummary = Venus is a hellish planet covered in active volcanoes and dense clouds, and the possibility exists that Earth could be heading towards the same fate.

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Dark Secrets on Mars

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|11}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of Mars's greatest mysteries.

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|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Saturn: Mysteries Among the Rings

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|12}}

|ShortSummary = What the latest data gathered by the Cassini and Huygens probes tell us about Saturn and its rings, including Saturn′s giant icy geysers and powerful hurricanes, and about Titan, a Saturnian moon that may harbor life.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Saturn: The Cassini Secrets

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|15}}

|ShortSummary = The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Cassini spacecraft concludes its 20-year mission to explore Saturn and its moons, and the special unveils what happened during Cassini's final moments and details how its discoveries revealed Saturn's deepest secrets.

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Riddles of the Gas Giants

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|18}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of the Solar System's two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn.

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Planet 9: The Lost World

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|19}}

|ShortSummary = Planet Nine, an as-yet-undiscovered giant ninth planet, may orbit the Sun at the edge of the Solar System, and scientists have various theories about what it might be like.

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|Title = Strange Secrets of Planet 9

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|25}}

|ShortSummary = Planet 9 is a hypothetical and mysterious world at the edge of the Solar System.

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|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Pluto: The Secret Science

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|26}}

|ShortSummary = The dwarf planet Pluto is a tiny frozen world, but appears to have an internal ocean that could harbor life.

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Pluto's Greatest Mysteries

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|2}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of the mysteries of Pluto.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Alien Worlds: Stranger than Fiction

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|3}}

|ShortSummary = Astronomers are discovering exoplanets every day, including everything from worlds that appear to eat light to planets that resemble Earth.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Riddles of the Hell Planets

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|9}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of some of the strangest planets in the universe.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = The Moon: Earth's Guardian Angel

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|10}}

|ShortSummary = The Moon is a world permanently tied to Earth, and new research has revealed its origin and how it played a role in life arising on Earth.

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}}

= Season 2 – ''The Planets and Beyond'' (2018) =

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The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets episode "Mars: The Definitive Guide (Season 1 Episode 2) and the How the Universe Works episode "Life and Death on the Red Planet" (Season 5 Episode 6). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Earth & Moon: 2 Strange Rocks \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|3\|26}} \|ShortSummary = The special relationship between the Earth and the Moon. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Earth: The Secret History" (Season 2 Episode 1) and The Planets episode "The Moon: Earth's Guardian Angel" (Season 1 Episode 8). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 2 \|Title = Alien Planets: Cosmic Nightmares \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|3\|27}} \|ShortSummary = An exploration of the most violent, uninhabitable exoplanets discovered thus far. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Secrets of Alien Earths \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|2}} \|ShortSummary = Alien planets might be home to extraterrestrial life. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Planets: Cosmic Nightmares" (Season 2 Episode 2) and The Planets episode "Alien Worlds: Stranger Than Fiction" (Season 1 Episode 7). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 3 \|Title = Milky Way: The Monster Inside \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|4}} \|ShortSummary = A supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A, lies at its center of our galaxy, the Milky Way . \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Mysteries of the Milky Way \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|9}} \|ShortSummary = The Milky Way's deadliest phenomena. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond* episode "Milky Way: The Monster Inside" (Season 2 Episode 3) and the How the Universe Works episode "Death of the Milky Way," also known as "Monsters of the Milky Way" (Season 6 Episode 4). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 4 \|Title = Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|10}} \|ShortSummary = Our latest discoveries have increased our understanding of the dark and mysterious frontiers of the Solar System. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Secret Worlds of the Solar System \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|16}} \|ShortSummary = The latest NASA discoveries about the dark and mysterious frontiers of the Solar System. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers" (Season 2 Episode 4) and The Planets episode "Planet 9: The Lost World" (Season 1 Episode 5). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 5 \|Title = Ice Giants: The Frozen Aliens \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|17}} \|ShortSummary = The ice giants — Uranus and Neptune — are the farthest planets from the Sun and are home to some of the Solar System′s strangest mysteries. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Secrets of Alien Giants \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|23}} \|ShortSummary = The strange secrets of the Solar System's largest planets. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Ice Giants: The Frozen Aliens" (Season 2 Episode 5) and The Planets special "Saturn: The Cassini Secrets" (Season 1). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Curse of the Comets \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|4\|30}} \|ShortSummary = The latest discoveries about comets. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in the Strip the Cosmos episode "Hunting a Comet" (Season 1 Episode 6) and the How the Universe Works episode "Comets - Frozen Wanderers" (Season 2 Episode 6). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = The Sun: Secrets of Our Star \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|5\|7}} \|ShortSummary = An exploration of the secrets of the Sun. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in the Strip the Cosmos episode "Inside the Sun" (Season 1 Episode 2) and the How the Universe Works episode "Journey from the Center of the Sun" (Season 3 Episode 1). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 6 \|Title = Alien Galaxies: The Strange Secrets \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|7\|24}} \|ShortSummary = A look at the universe's strangest galaxies, places that could be home to extraterrestrial life and supermassive black holes. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 7 \|Title = Mercury: The Cursed Planet \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|7\|31}} \|ShortSummary = Mercury is a tiny planet under constant attack by the Sun, and one day it might pose a threat to all life on Earth. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Life and Death in the Cosmos \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|6}} \|ShortSummary = An exploration of Mercury — one of the deadliest planets in the Solar System — as well as the places with the best chance of harboring extraterrestrial life. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Mercury: The Cursed Planet" (Season 2 Episode 7) and the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Expedition Extraterrestrial" (Season 3 Episode 7). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 8 \|Title = Comets: Mysteries from the Deep \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|7}} \|ShortSummary = Comets are strange visitors from deep space that might be responsible for life existing on Earth. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Rise of the Galaxy Monsters \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|13}} \|ShortSummary = How galaxies work — and the dangerous forces lurking inside of them. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episodes "Alien Galaxies: The Strange Secrets" (Season 2 Episode 6) and "Milky Way: the Monster Inside" (Season 2 Episode 3). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 9 \|Title = The Sun: Secrets of Our Star \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|14}} \|ShortSummary = Discoveries about Earth's star, the Sun, and how it will one day destroy the Earth. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = The Sun's Forbidden Wonders \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|20}} \|ShortSummary = The strange truth behind the Sun's greatest mysteries. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "The Sun: Secrets of Our Star" (Season 2 Episode 9) and the How the Universe Works episode "Journey from the Center of the Sun" (Season 3 Episode 1). \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 10 \|Title = The Solar System: Alien Origins \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|21}} \|ShortSummary = The strange and violent birth of the Solar System — and how its planets were built from the wreckage of bygone alien worlds. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Riddles of our Solar System \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|27}} \|ShortSummary = Exploring the secrets of the Solar System. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episodes "The Solar System: Alien Origins" (Season 2 Episode 10) and "Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers" (Season 2 Episode 4). }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 11 \|Title = Dwarf Planets: Aliens Among Us \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|8\|28}} \|ShortSummary = The dwarf planets of the Solar System — mysterious worlds like Pluto that are too small to be a planet — are home to some of the universe's biggest secrets. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Curse of Alien Worlds \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|3}} \|ShortSummary = The strange and deadly secrets of alien worlds both inside and outside of the Solar System. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Dwarf Planets: Aliens Among Us" (Season 2 Episode 11) and The Planets episode "Alien Worlds: Stranger Than Fiction" (Season 1 Episode 7). }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 12 \|Title = Alien Stars: Mystery of the Monsters \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|4}} \|ShortSummary = The deadliest stars in the universe can rip planets apart, but they might be integral to the existence of life on Earth. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = The Universe's Deadliest Stars \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|10}} \|ShortSummary = The deadliest and most extreme stars in the universe. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Stars: Mystery of the Monsters" (Season 2 Episode 12) and the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Rise of the Monster Star" (Season 2 Episode 8). }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 13 \|Title = Alien Volcanoes: Life in Hell \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|11}} \|ShortSummary = The volcanoes of distant planets could be hotbeds for extraterrestrial life. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Aliens of the Inferno \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|17}} \|ShortSummary = An exploration of volcanoes on alien worlds and on Earth. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Volcanoes: Life in Hell" (Season 2 Episode 13) and the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Mysteries of Alien Volcanoes" (Season 2 Episode 5). }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 14 \|Title = Alien Moons: The Next Earth \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|18}} \|ShortSummary = Some of the moons of the Solar System could harbor extraterrestrial life. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = The Moon's Evil Twins \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|24}} \|ShortSummary = The most bizarre moons that orbit other planets, the Solar System, and the strange secrets of the Earth's Moon. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Moons: the Next Earth" (Season 2 Episode 14) and The Planets episode "Jupiter: King of the Planets" (Season 1 Episode 1). }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = 15 \|Title = Alien Oceans: Search for Life \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|9\|25}} \|ShortSummary = The latest discoveries about the oceans of the Solar System provide new clues in the search for extraterrestrial life. \|LineColor = dbe9f4 }} {{Episode list \|EpisodeNumber = Special \|Title = Hunt for Alien Oceans \|DirectedBy = \|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2018\|10\|1}} \|ShortSummary = The oceans of the Solar System and the alien origins of Earth's own seas. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Oceans: Search for Life" (Season 2 Episode 15) and the How the Universe Works episode "The First Oceans" (Season 4 Episode 7). }}

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|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = Earth: The Secret History

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|3|20}}

|ShortSummary = A series of cataclysms formed the Earth and were essential to the rise of life — and Earth-like planets may exist elsewhere in the universe.

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}}

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Mysteries on Mars

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|3|26}}

|ShortSummary = New discoveries about Mars are changing everything we know about the planet. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets episode "Mars: The Definitive Guide (Season 1 Episode 2) and the How the Universe Works episode "Life and Death on the Red Planet" (Season 5 Episode 6).

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Earth & Moon: 2 Strange Rocks

|DirectedBy =

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|3|26}}

|ShortSummary = The special relationship between the Earth and the Moon. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Earth: The Secret History" (Season 2 Episode 1) and The Planets episode "The Moon: Earth's Guardian Angel" (Season 1 Episode 8).

|LineColor = dbe9f4

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Alien Planets: Cosmic Nightmares

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|3|27}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of the most violent, uninhabitable exoplanets discovered thus far.

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Secrets of Alien Earths

|DirectedBy =

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|2}}

|ShortSummary = Alien planets might be home to extraterrestrial life. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Planets: Cosmic Nightmares" (Season 2 Episode 2) and The Planets episode "Alien Worlds: Stranger Than Fiction" (Season 1 Episode 7).

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|Title = Milky Way: The Monster Inside

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|4}}

|ShortSummary = A supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, lies at its center of our galaxy, the Milky Way .

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Mysteries of the Milky Way

|DirectedBy =

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|9}}

|ShortSummary = The Milky Way's deadliest phenomena. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Milky Way: The Monster Inside" (Season 2 Episode 3) and the How the Universe Works episode "Death of the Milky Way," also known as "Monsters of the Milky Way" (Season 6 Episode 4).

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|10}}

|ShortSummary = Our latest discoveries have increased our understanding of the dark and mysterious frontiers of the Solar System.

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Secret Worlds of the Solar System

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|16}}

|ShortSummary = The latest NASA discoveries about the dark and mysterious frontiers of the Solar System. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers" (Season 2 Episode 4) and The Planets episode "Planet 9: The Lost World" (Season 1 Episode 5).

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Ice Giants: The Frozen Aliens

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|17}}

|ShortSummary = The ice giants — Uranus and Neptune — are the farthest planets from the Sun and are home to some of the Solar System′s strangest mysteries.

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}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Secrets of Alien Giants

|DirectedBy =

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|23}}

|ShortSummary = The strange secrets of the Solar System's largest planets. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Ice Giants: The Frozen Aliens" (Season 2 Episode 5) and The Planets special "Saturn: The Cassini Secrets" (Season 1).

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|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = Curse of the Comets

|DirectedBy =

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|4|30}}

|ShortSummary = The latest discoveries about comets. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in the Strip the Cosmos episode "Hunting a Comet" (Season 1 Episode 6) and the How the Universe Works episode "Comets - Frozen Wanderers" (Season 2 Episode 6).

|LineColor = dbe9f4

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = Special

|Title = The Sun: Secrets of Our Star

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|7}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of the secrets of the Sun. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in the Strip the Cosmos episode "Inside the Sun" (Season 1 Episode 2) and the How the Universe Works episode "Journey from the Center of the Sun" (Season 3 Episode 1).

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|Title = Alien Galaxies: The Strange Secrets

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|24}}

|ShortSummary = A look at the universe's strangest galaxies, places that could be home to extraterrestrial life and supermassive black holes.

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|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Mercury: The Cursed Planet

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|31}}

|ShortSummary = Mercury is a tiny planet under constant attack by the Sun, and one day it might pose a threat to all life on Earth.

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|Title = Life and Death in the Cosmos

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|6}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of Mercury — one of the deadliest planets in the Solar System — as well as the places with the best chance of harboring extraterrestrial life. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Mercury: The Cursed Planet" (Season 2 Episode 7) and the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Expedition Extraterrestrial" (Season 3 Episode 7).

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|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = Comets: Mysteries from the Deep

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|7}}

|ShortSummary = Comets are strange visitors from deep space that might be responsible for life existing on Earth.

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|Title = Rise of the Galaxy Monsters

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|13}}

|ShortSummary = How galaxies work — and the dangerous forces lurking inside of them. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episodes "Alien Galaxies: The Strange Secrets" (Season 2 Episode 6) and "Milky Way: the Monster Inside" (Season 2 Episode 3).

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|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = The Sun: Secrets of Our Star

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|14}}

|ShortSummary = Discoveries about Earth's star, the Sun, and how it will one day destroy the Earth.

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|Title = The Sun's Forbidden Wonders

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|20}}

|ShortSummary = The strange truth behind the Sun's greatest mysteries. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "The Sun: Secrets of Our Star" (Season 2 Episode 9) and the How the Universe Works episode "Journey from the Center of the Sun" (Season 3 Episode 1).

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|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = The Solar System: Alien Origins

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|21}}

|ShortSummary = The strange and violent birth of the Solar System — and how its planets were built from the wreckage of bygone alien worlds.

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|Title = Riddles of our Solar System

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|27}}

|ShortSummary = Exploring the secrets of the Solar System. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episodes "The Solar System: Alien Origins" (Season 2 Episode 10) and "Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers" (Season 2 Episode 4).

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|EpisodeNumber = 11

|Title = Dwarf Planets: Aliens Among Us

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|28}}

|ShortSummary = The dwarf planets of the Solar System — mysterious worlds like Pluto that are too small to be a planet — are home to some of the universe's biggest secrets.

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|Title = Curse of Alien Worlds

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|3}}

|ShortSummary = The strange and deadly secrets of alien worlds both inside and outside of the Solar System. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Dwarf Planets: Aliens Among Us" (Season 2 Episode 11) and The Planets episode "Alien Worlds: Stranger Than Fiction" (Season 1 Episode 7).

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|EpisodeNumber = 12

|Title = Alien Stars: Mystery of the Monsters

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|4}}

|ShortSummary = The deadliest stars in the universe can rip planets apart, but they might be integral to the existence of life on Earth.

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|Title = The Universe's Deadliest Stars

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|10}}

|ShortSummary = The deadliest and most extreme stars in the universe. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Stars: Mystery of the Monsters" (Season 2 Episode 12) and the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Rise of the Monster Star" (Season 2 Episode 8).

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|EpisodeNumber = 13

|Title = Alien Volcanoes: Life in Hell

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|11}}

|ShortSummary = The volcanoes of distant planets could be hotbeds for extraterrestrial life.

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|Title = Aliens of the Inferno

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|17}}

|ShortSummary = An exploration of volcanoes on alien worlds and on Earth. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Volcanoes: Life in Hell" (Season 2 Episode 13) and the Space's Deepest Secrets episode "Mysteries of Alien Volcanoes" (Season 2 Episode 5).

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|EpisodeNumber = 14

|Title = Alien Moons: The Next Earth

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|18}}

|ShortSummary = Some of the moons of the Solar System could harbor extraterrestrial life.

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|Title = The Moon's Evil Twins

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|24}}

|ShortSummary = The most bizarre moons that orbit other planets, the Solar System, and the strange secrets of the Earth's Moon. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Moons: the Next Earth" (Season 2 Episode 14) and The Planets episode "Jupiter: King of the Planets" (Season 1 Episode 1).

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|EpisodeNumber = 15

|Title = Alien Oceans: Search for Life

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25}}

|ShortSummary = The latest discoveries about the oceans of the Solar System provide new clues in the search for extraterrestrial life.

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|Title = Hunt for Alien Oceans

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|1}}

|ShortSummary = The oceans of the Solar System and the alien origins of Earth's own seas. The episode consists entirely of segments broadcast previously in The Planets and Beyond episode "Alien Oceans: Search for Life" (Season 2 Episode 15) and the How the Universe Works episode "The First Oceans" (Season 4 Episode 7).

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References

{{Cite web |title=The Planets - Episode List |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/30752/the-planets/episodes |access-date=3 November 2021 |website=TV Maze}}

External links

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPmzf_mNaZI Science Channel's The Planets, "Venus Alien Evidence" on YouTube]

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Category:2010s American documentary television series

Category:Documentary television series about astronomy

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