The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide
It's the story of everything - from the first microseconds of our universe to the exciting future of first contact and homes beyond our Earth. Join Adam Hart-Davis, Janet Sumner and Maggie Aderin for a journey around the planet to discover the latest thinking about the Cosmos.
The Oxfordshire sun machine
Inside a nondescript warehouse in Culham, a team spend their days making stars.
A cosmic detective story
![The SWIFT satellite and gamma ray burst [Image: NASA]](http://www.open2.net/open2static/source/file/root/0/57/52/236832/sunburst_progfront.jpg)
A cold-war nuclear treaty sparked a fascinating search for the source of gamma-ray bursts.
New frontiers
![Buzz Aldrin on the moon [Image: NASA]](http://www.open2.net/open2static/source/file/root/0/57/52/236833/explore_progfront.jpg)
Commercialisation, curiosity and colonisation - all considerations when asking why explore space?
Fitting the Cosmos into your tv
Join Adam, Janet and Maggie for a journey of universal proportions. Find out more about the series.
Fifty years on the final frontier
Professor John Zarnecki explores the first fifty years of space exploration.
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