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A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.
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GaspOur perfectly calibrated, breathing planet. For those privileged few who have seen Earth from space, the very first thing they notice is the thin blue line of atmosphere that clings to our planet and sustains life. The story of how the Earth creates and regulates that oxygen is mind-blowing. From snowflakes in the arctic to plankton, desert sandstorms, and rivers in the sky; an incredible chain of connections reveal just how incredible our home is. Everything connects so life and planet breathe together. - 02
SurvivalEarth, the great killer. Without the cycle of death and sacrifice, from cellular to planetary, life would not be here. From the deaths of stars, to planetary scale mass extinctions and the sacrifice of individuals for a greater genetic good, this is the story of how life evolved hand in hand with death. Death drives evolution. It's hardwired: from our cells to our landscapes, our colorful living planet is only possible because of it. Death leads to opportunity and biodiversity which ironically ensures life on the planet is never wiped out. It's not enough for our planet to be habitable… it also has to be lethal. - 03
StormA planet sculpted from cosmic violence. Earth is a very lucky planet. It has ended up the right size and in the right place. This only happened because of violent cosmic collisions. The crazy thing is, if things had been even slightly different, with more or less collisions, we wouldn't be here. We discover the moments that could have destroyed us, but instead made our planet what it is.
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- S01E01Season's bestGaspMarch 26, 2018Our perfectly calibrated, breathing planet. For those privileged few who have seen Earth from space, the very first thing they notice is the
- S01E02StormApril 2, 2018A planet sculpted from cosmic violence. Earth is a very lucky planet. It has ended up the right size and in the right place. This only happe
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ShieldApril 9, 2018Earth protects itself from the sun. The David and Goliath story of Earth's relationship with its greatest threat, our seemingly benign Sun. - S01E04
GenesisApril 16, 2018Earth gives birth to life. The building blocks of life are common across the universe, but life is rare. What's so special about Earth that - S01E05SurvivalApril 23, 2018Earth, the great killer. Without the cycle of death and sacrifice, from cellular to planetary, life would not be here. From the deaths of st
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EscapeApril 30, 2018We are all planets. Is it possible for intelligent life to escape destruction, either from the planet or ourselves? Or are we destined for e - S01E07
TerraformMay 7, 2018Earth's great paradox. For our planet to become inhabitable for life, you already need life. Ever since life emerged, microbes, plants and a - S01E08
AlienMay 14, 2018The freak accident behind complex life. All life on earth started as single cell bacteria and stayed like that for 2 billion years. Successf - S01E09
AwakeningMay 21, 2018Your brain is an anomaly. We tend to think that once the first life emerged it was inevitable that it would eventually evolve into us. But t - S01E10
HomeMay 28, 2018There's no place like home. We wrap up the series with the story of NASA's most experienced female astronaut, Peggy Whitson, as she returns
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