Genres: Documentary Countries: UK Actors: Karen Stone A&E Narrator Samuel West BBC Narrator Directors: David McNab Certification: Australia:G IMDB Rating: 8.9 out of 10 (311 votes)

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The Planets, an A&E educational series, explores the universe through previously unreleased NASA footage, consultations with scientific specialists including astronomers and astronauts, and telescope and satellite images combined with computer-generated graphics and effects.

Vol. 1: Different Worlds retraces the history of our solar system back to the creation of the sun and its planets, and then explores their various surfaces. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 2: Terra Firma presents the fascinating geological surfaces of Earth’s neighbors: Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Europa (a moon of Jupiter). It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 3: Giants chronicles space exploration from the discovery of techniques to discern specifics about distant planets to the NASA expeditions of Saturn and Neptune. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 4: Moon recounts the Cold War-driven space race, sputnik, and Apollo, landing on the moon, and the discovery of the dark side. Moons of other planets are compared to Earth’s as well. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 5: Star refers to the most influential star in our lives — the sun– and the way it relates to others in the galaxy. From eclipses to the northern lights, scientific effects of the sun are discussed alongside theories of devotion to the sun as god by ancient cultures. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 6: Atmosphere discloses the weather patterns of other planets, and by comparison reveals Earth’s secrets of life support. Greenhouse effect and “red” planets are explained as well. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 7: Life Beyond the Sun reveals the hypothetical location possibilities if humanity were ever required to depart from Earth. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

Vol. 8: Destiny delves into the distant future of our solar system with explicit, deterministic predictions of how fate will be determined by the sun. It is appropriate for middle school and high school classes on science, technology, astronomy, and world history.

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