6.758 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestProfessor Brian Cox explores the solar system's misfits and oddballs and investigates the forces that sculpted the bizarre features on these strange worlds.
Voyage across the solar system with Professor Brian Cox and explore the new discoveries, natural wonders and strange mysteries on the diverse worlds that orbit the sun.
Cinematography
Cox silhouetted against alien landscapes like a space poet
Score
Orchestral swells that make dust feel epic
Practical Effects
Real locations masquerading as other worlds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cox filmed in Iceland's volcanic terrain to double for Venus and Mars — same locations used for Prometheus and Interstellar.
The series emphasizes 'ocean worlds' over rocky planets, reflecting 2020s astrobiology priorities that shifted after Cassini's Enceladus discoveries.
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