How the Solar System was Made

Name: How the Solar System was Made
Genre: Documentary, Science
Released: November 8, 2011
Cast: Erik Thompson

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History | The History Channel | History Channel | Air Date: November 8, 2011

Starring: Erik Thompson

Summary: At 4.6 billion years old, the Solar System is our solid, secure home in the Universe. But how did it come to be? In this episode we trace the system's birth from a thin cloud of dust and gas. Shocked by a nearby supernova, the pull of gravity and natural rotation spun it into a flat disc from which the Sun and planets coalesced. It allAt 4.6 billion years old, the Solar System is our solid, secure home in the Universe. But how did it come to be? In this episode we trace the system's birth from a thin cloud of dust and gas. Shocked by a nearby supernova, the pull of gravity and natural rotation spun it into a flat disc from which the Sun and planets coalesced. It all happened in the space of 700 million years, during which the planets jockeyed for position, dodging the brutal bombardment of deadly asteroids and setting into the neat, stable system that we now realize might be a rarity in the universe.… Expand

Genre(s): Documentary, Science

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Oct 6, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. r System is our solid, secure home in the Universe. But how did it come to be? In this episode we trace the system’s birth from a thin cloud of dust and gas. Shocked by a nearby supernova, the pull of gravity and natural rotation spun it into a flat disc from which the Sun and planets coalesced. It all happened in the space of 700 million years, during which the planets jockeyed for position, dodging the brutal bombardment of deadly asteroids and setting into the neat, stable system that we now realize might be a rarity in the univers… Expand

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  Air Date: April 29, 2012
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Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 25, 2011
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  S6:E18. The Real Deal - The Universe
  Air Date: December 13, 2011
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  S6:E17. When Space Changed History
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  S6:E16. Ride the Comet
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  S6:E15. The Dark Future of the Sun
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  S6:E12. Microscopic Universe
  Air Date: June 3, 2012
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  S6:E11. The Giant Planet
  Air Date: November 2, 2011
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  S6:E11. Deep Freeze
  Air Date: May 20, 2012
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  S6:E10. Our Place in the Milky Way
  Air Date: May 13, 2012
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  S6:E9. How Big, How Far, How Fast
  Air Date: April 29, 2012
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  S6:E8. Alien Sounds
  Air Date: December 14, 2012
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  S6:E7. God and the Universe
  Air Date: December 20, 2011
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  S6:E6. UFO: The Real Deal
  Air Date: December 13, 2011
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  S6:E5. Worst Days on Planet Earth
  Air Date: November 29, 2011
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  S6:E4. Crash Landing on Mars
  Air Date: November 22, 2011
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  S6:E3. How the Solar System was Made
  Air Date: November 8, 2011
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  S6:E2. Nemesis: The Sun's Evil Twin
  Air Date: November 1, 2011
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  S6:E2. Nemesis: The Sun's Evil Twin
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  S6:E1. Catastrophes that Changed the Planets
  Air Date: October 25, 2011
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