How the Universe Works: Season 2, Episode 4

Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms

The Universe is a magnetic minefield. Spinning star systems crackle and explode, magnetic monsters rip worlds apart, star-quakes shoot beams of devastating energy, and galactic flamethrowers fire gamma-rays half way across the Universe. Will we find Earth in the firing line?

Release Date: 2010-04-25
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
TMDb: 8.2/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 42

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