Basic Info

First Air: April 12, 1991

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: Prospecting for Planets

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 1991-04-19

Runtime: 57 min

Efforts to discover other planetary systems and to learn more about the planets of our own solar system are examined. Images are shown that have been sent back to Earth by Voyager, the space probe exploring the outer edges of the solar system.

The Astronomers

1991 1 seasons 6 episodes

Overview

This series explores the lives and work of noted modern-day astronomers, taking the viewer into the farthest reaches of outer space in search of black holes, quasars, dark matter, gravity waves, stars and evidence of planets outside our solar system. Intriguing celestial phenomena are examined from the perspectives of the experts: the men and women that are uncovering the secrets of the cosmos. Further, the series focuses not only on professional achievements, but on the scientists' personal lives as well.