Inside Look: "The Planets"
Clip: Season 46 Episode 12 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
PBS journeys through the solar system to explore NOVA’s “The Planets.”
"The Planets" is a five-part series telling the extraordinary story of all eight planets and Pluto.
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Inside Look: "The Planets"
Clip: Season 46 Episode 12 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
"The Planets" is a five-part series telling the extraordinary story of all eight planets and Pluto.
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Behind the Scenes: The Making of "The Planets"
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Clip: S46 Ep12 | 4m 26s | See the work that went into creating some of the animations in "The Planets." (4m 26s)
Five Facts About Hot, Volcanic Venus
Clip: S46 Ep12 | 58s | Our next door neighbor is most like Earth in terms of size and mass. (58s)
Five Facts About Our Home Planet
Clip: S46 Ep12 | 1m 4s | Earth is the only known planet to harbor life. (1m 4s)
Five Facts About the Planet Closest to Our Sun
Clip: S46 Ep12 | 1m 9s | What makes Venus's next door neighbor unique? (1m 9s)
The Planets: Inner Worlds Preview
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Preview: S46 Ep12 | 26s | The rocky planets have similar origins, but only 1 supports life. Was it always this way? (26s)
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Preview: S46 Ep12 | 1m | The life of our solar system told in five dramatic stories spanning billions of years. (1m)
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Preview: S46 Ep12 | 3m 9s | The life of our solar system told in five dramatic stories spanning billions of years. (3m 9s)
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