Solar System

Narrated by Brian Cox.

Discover the mysterious events unfolding every day across the planets and moons of our Solar System. From the makers of The Planets and Universe.
Right now, countless spectacular events are taking place in the skies above us. Mountains of ice float on far away worlds. Enormous dust devils whip across a red desert. Alien rainstorms feed the rapids of a 250-mile-long river of methane. Scientists know this because over 40 active spacecraft are currently exploring the space around us, revealing what’s happening on the surface of planets and moons in astonishing detail. Innovative new VFX techniques allow us to explore these remarkable worlds like never before. Take five epic journeys across the solar system and find out how we are expanding the outer limits of our understanding.