In conjunction with the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. in 99 years, Science Channel celebrates by presenting a definitive series on Earth's closest neighbors in the solar system, The Planets. Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino hosts, guiding viewers through eight, hourlong episodes that detail Venus, Mars, the newly discovered Planet 9, Exoplanets and more. A best-selling author, Massimino is a veteran of two missions in the Hubble Space Telescope and four space walks. He's also credited as the first person to tweet from space.
Renamed The Planets and Beyond with Season 2, Astronaut Mike Massimino continues the exploration of the planets in our solar system and beyond. From the Gas Giants to mysterious exo-planets light years away, this is the definitive series about alien worlds.
Rating: 7.50/10 (avg out of 223 votes)
The Planets Airs: Tuesday
The Planets Status: Ended
THE PLANETS - General Information
Series Premiere: August 22, 2017 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Documentary Network: Science Airs: Tuesday at 10:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
THE PLANETS - Season 1 -- 8 Episodes
1x1 -- Aug 22, 2017 -- Jupiter: King of the Planets 1x2 -- Aug 29, 2017 -- Mars: The Definitive Guide 1x3 -- Sep 05, 2017 -- Venus: The Hell Planet 1x4 -- Sep 12, 2017 -- Saturn: Mysteries Among the Rings 1x5 -- Sep 19, 2017 -- Planet 9: The Lost World 1x6 -- Sep 26, 2017 -- Pluto: The Secret Science 1x7 -- Oct 03, 2017 -- Alien Worlds: Stranger Than Fiction 1x8 -- Oct 10, 2017 -- The Moon: Earth's Guardian Angel
THE PLANETS - Season 2 -- 15 Episodes
2x1 -- Mar 20, 2018 -- Earth: The Secret History 2x2 -- Mar 27, 2018 -- Alien Planets: Cosmic Nightmares 2x3 -- Apr 03, 2018 -- Milky Way: The Monster Inside 2x4 -- Apr 10, 2018 -- Ends of the Solar System: Strange Frontiers 2x5 -- Apr 17, 2018 -- Ice Giants: The Frozen Aliens 2x6 -- Jul 24, 2018 -- Alien Galaxies: The Strange Secrets 2x7 -- Jul 31, 2018 -- Mercury: The Cursed Planet 2x8 -- Aug 07, 2018 -- Comets: Mysteries from the Deep 2x9 -- Aug 14, 2018 -- The Sun: Secrets of Our Star 2x10 -- Aug 21, 2018 -- The Solar System: Alien Origins 2x11 -- Aug 28, 2018 -- Dwarf Planets: Aliens Among Us 2x12 -- Sep 04, 2018 -- Alien Stars: Mystery of the Monsters 2x13 -- Sep 11, 2018 -- Alien Volcanoes: Life in Hell 2x14 -- Sep 18, 2018 -- Alien Moons: The Next Earth 2x15 -- Sep 25, 2018 -- Alien Oceans: Search for Life
