How the Universe Works

Season 2, Episode 5: Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation

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We owe our existence to the stability of earth's orbit. But we are the freaks: everywhere else we look we find orbits are chaotic, unstable, and violent. Yet on the very largest scale, orbits are also a creative force, even constructing the fabric of the universe itself.

All Episodes - Season 2

Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life
Episode 1
Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life
 Megastorms - The Winds of Creation
Episode 2
Megastorms - The Winds of Creation
 Exoplanets - Planets from Hell
Episode 3
Exoplanets - Planets from Hell
 Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
Episode 4
Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
 Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation
Episode 5
Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation
 Comets - Frozen Wanderers
Episode 6
Comets - Frozen Wanderers
 Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were
Episode 7
Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were
 Birth of the Earth
Episode 8
Birth of the Earth
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