Brian reveals how something as flimsy as an atmosphere can create some of the most wondrous sights in the solar system. He takes a ride to the top of earth's atmosphere, and in the Namib desert, he ...

Brief plot description: Narrated by physicist Brian Cox, the show explains basic laws of nature by connecting various earthly sites and phenomena with wondrous features of the solar system. The show ...

Is Prof Brian Cox making the same programme every time, without anybody noticing? Solar System, new on BBC Two, travels the galaxy to explore “the diverse worlds that orbit the Sun”. Which sounds ...

Where in space would you explore if money were no object? What burning scientific question would you want to see answered?

I have to confess, I struggle to watch science documentaries these days – I prefer a bit of escapism from work. But one series I will definitely be tuning in to is the BBC’s Solar System, presented by ...

In his various TV series about the solar system and the cosmos, Professor Brian Cox guides audiences through the most beautifully vast ideas humans can comprehend, from the mystery of life to how ...

Chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young Solar System. And out of this celestial maelstrom emerged the jewel in the crown, ...