Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake

Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake (2023- )

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Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake is an unmissable, premium landmark series that delivers a fun, action-packed and family-friendly exploration of our universe. Across three mesmerising episodes, Tim will investigate three iconic subjects: The Planets, Stars & Black Holes, and Space Missions.

Each episode will share the most incredible stories and exciting revelations on each theme and provides an epic investigation into the Big Questions: What are stars made from? What is a black hole? How far have humans gone in space? Tim will also pause to answer all those niggling queries… Why do some planets have rings? Why does Venus glow?

Each episode sees Tim visit astonishing locations, including the extraordinary laboratory where stars are made and the slopes of a volcano that offers the best stargazing on earth. He uses an arsenal of techniques to immerse us in his world – from high-end graphics and stunning archive, to going behind-the scenes with the world's top scientists and the latest discoveries.

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Scheduleevery Tuesday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Living in Space
Season 1Episode 360 min

Living in Space

Life in space isn't easy, Tim knows because he had to go through six years of training before his trip to the International Space Station. One of the most daunting moments of a mission is when you head outside on your first space walk. Tim visits the European Space Agency HQ in Cologne, meeting up with Rosemary Coogan a trainee astronaut. Using the latest cutting-edge virtual reality technology, Tim gives Rosemary a lesson on how to survive, when you're floating 400 kilometers above the earth.

But even when you're inside the space station, life is totally different. Dealing with being weightless as you float around can be fun, but everything around you floats too. We see how Tim prepares his specially designed space food: everything from pizza to strawberry shortbreads. And there's something you really don't want floating around your living quarters… so going to the loo in space is much more complicated. Then there's the weekly Saturday morning clean up that includes two hours of vacuuming.

But the biggest strain on your body is the forces experienced when you're launched into space. Tim visits the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine in Lincolnshire, where he meets space medicine doctor Joseph Britton. Tim undergoes a G-Force test that all astronauts dread, he is spun around in a capsule, replicating the forces as a rocket accelerates to ten times the speed of a bullet. All this training will be essential if we are to realise our dream of building a home on the moon and Mars.

It's said that the first person to walk on Mars has already been born. And to see the challenges of such an audacious mission, Tim travels to the US to meet Kai Staats. Housed under 6000 panes of glass, Biosphere 2 in Arizona is the world's largest enclosed ecological habitat: there's a forest and a coral reef, and people like Kai are working out how we take all this with us to survive on Mars.

oct. 3, 2023

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E03Living in Spaceoct. 3, 2023
S01E02Stars & Black Holessept. 26, 2023
S01E01The Planetssept. 19, 2023
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