Cosmic Phenomena

The majority of space exploration has occurred in Low Earth Orbit, around 120 miles above sea level. For a cool $20 million, any person can take a ride on the International Space Station, around the 1,100 mile band around Earth. Commercial prospects for LEO are huge, there are big dangers lurking for anyone interested in traveling this way, such as radiation, , cosmic rays, and space debris numbering in the thousands threaten any spacecraft traveling in orbit. It's a new frontier and maybe the final frontier, and the possibilities are endless if you are willing to travel to the edge of space exploration.

Writing:
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Erik Thompson
  • Alex Filippenko

Stars:
Release Date: 2007-05-29
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
TMDb: 7.9/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 45

Other episodes for this season

Deep Space Disasters
Episode 1 - Deep Space Disasters
Parallel Universes
Episode 2 - Parallel Universes
Light Speed
Episode 3 - Light Speed
Sex in Space
Episode 4 - Sex in Space
Alien Faces
Episode 5 - Alien Faces
Deadly Comets and Meteors
Episode 6 - Deadly Comets and Meteors
Living in Space
Episode 7 - Living in Space
Stopping Armageddon
Episode 8 - Stopping Armageddon
Another Earth
Episode 9 - Another Earth
Strangest Things
Episode 10 - Strangest Things
Edge of Space
Episode 11 - Edge of Space
Cosmic Phenomena
Episode 12 - Cosmic Phenomena