Discover
At 4.6 billion years old, the Solar System is our solid, secure home in the Universe. But how did it come to be? In this episode we trace the system’s birth from a thin cloud of dust and gas. Shocked by a nearby supernova, the pull of gravity and natural rotation spun it into a flat disc from which the Sun and planets coalesced. It all happened in the space of 700 million years, during which the planets jockeyed for position, dodging the brutal bombardment of deadly asteroids and setting into the neat, stable system that we now realize might be a rarity in the universe.
Original Release
11/08/2011
US Release
11/08/2011
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erik Thompson | Self - Narrator |
| Alex Filippenko | Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| Michael Mischna | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Edward Young | Self - Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
| Clifford V. Johnson | Self - Univ. of Southern California |
| Laura Danly | Self - Griffith Observatory |
| Mike Brown | Self - Caltech |
| Charles Beichman | Self - NASA Exoplanet Science Institute |
| Ryan Johnson | Self - Special effects artist |
| Ryan C. Johnson | Special Effects artist |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erik Thompson | Self - Narrator |
| Alex Filippenko | Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| Michael Mischna | JPL / Self - NASA |
| Edward Young | Self - Univ. of California, Los Angeles |
| Clifford V. Johnson | Self - Univ. of Southern California |
| Laura Danly | Self - Griffith Observatory |
| Mike Brown | Self - Caltech |
| Charles Beichman | Self - NASA Exoplanet Science Institute |
| Ryan Johnson | Self - Special effects artist |
| Ryan C. Johnson | Special Effects artist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Douglas Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Carl H. Lindahl | Executive Producer |
| Louis Tarantino | Executive Producer |
| Pedro Azevedo | Producer |
| Emily Campbell | Producer |
| Joel Franklin | Producer |
Editors
