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Best Episodes of The Complete Cosmos
Realm of the Comets
S1 Ep10
9.5
5th Mar 1998
Looking at comets and where they originate, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt and the possibility that Pluto isn't a planet at all (recently declassified).
Uranus and Neptune
S1 Ep9
9.5
26th Feb 1998
The outer giants. Uranus has a crazy tilt and a chaotic moon called Miranda and Neptune with tempests and a moon spurting geysers.
Saturn
S1 Ep8
9.5
19th Feb 1998
Exploring the many rings and moons of this exotic gas cloud and a preview of a landing on Titan, a moon like primitive Earth.
Jupiter
S1 Ep7
9.5
12th Feb 1998
Bigger than the other planets combined, Jupiter is a turbulent gas giant with 16 moons. We take a voyage through this mini Solar System.
Worst Episodes of The Complete Cosmos
The Sun
S1 Ep1
6.5
1st Jan 1998
Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our local star.
Earth
S1 Ep4
8.0
22nd Jan 1998
The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate, weather and El Nino.
Earth Patrol
S1 Ep11
8.5
12th Mar 1998
Launched into Earth orbit, these are the satellites that monitor the health of our planet. Looking at the ozone, the melting ice-caps, weather, deforestation and navigation.
Space Frontier
S1 Ep12
8.5
19th Mar 1998
Human space exploration, from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of space to the race for the Moon and the Apollo landings.
The Complete Cosmos Episode Guide
The Sun
S1 Ep1
6.5
1st Jan 1998
Birth, life and death of the Sun. Interior dynamics, exterior fireworks. Sunspots, corona, solar wind - all about our local star.
Mercury
S1 Ep2
9.0
8th Jan 1998
The most comprehensive portrait ever of this scorched little planet. Takes a look at double sunrises, craters, cracks and, incongruously, maybe polar ice.
Venus
S1 Ep3
8.7
15th Jan 1998
Looking at the planetary hell beneath the clouds, the poisonous, crushing atmosphere, seating heats, volcanoes and a runaway greenhouse effect.
Earth
S1 Ep4
8.0
22nd Jan 1998
The evolution of the earth and of life, its internal structure, continental drift, day length, seasons, oceans, climate, weather and El Nino.
Moon (aka Luna)
S1 Ep5
9.0
29th Jan 1998
The story of the Moon and its birth from collisions, its influence on Earth, Apollo landings and the recent discovery of water.
Mars
S1 Ep6
9.5
5th Feb 1998
Could cold arid Mars be the next place we land? Looking at polar caps, volcanoes, the biggest canyon ever seen and the possibility that Mars once had oceans.
Jupiter
S1 Ep7
9.5
12th Feb 1998
Bigger than the other planets combined, Jupiter is a turbulent gas giant with 16 moons. We take a voyage through this mini Solar System.
Saturn
S1 Ep8
9.5
19th Feb 1998
Exploring the many rings and moons of this exotic gas cloud and a preview of a landing on Titan, a moon like primitive Earth.
Uranus and Neptune
S1 Ep9
9.5
26th Feb 1998
The outer giants. Uranus has a crazy tilt and a chaotic moon called Miranda and Neptune with tempests and a moon spurting geysers.
Realm of the Comets
S1 Ep10
9.5
5th Mar 1998
Looking at comets and where they originate, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt and the possibility that Pluto isn't a planet at all (recently declassified).
Earth Patrol
S1 Ep11
8.5
12th Mar 1998
Launched into Earth orbit, these are the satellites that monitor the health of our planet. Looking at the ozone, the melting ice-caps, weather, deforestation and navigation.
Space Frontier
S1 Ep12
8.5
19th Mar 1998
Human space exploration, from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of space to the race for the Moon and the Apollo landings.
High Life
S1 Ep13
9.0
26th Mar 1998
Living and working in space, triumphs, tragedies and everyday practicalities on the Russian space-station Mir and America's Space Shuttle.
The best rated episodes of The Complete Cosmos are:
Realm of the Comets S1E10 rated 9.5
Uranus and Neptune S1E9 rated 9.5
Saturn S1E8 rated 9.5
Jupiter S1E7 rated 9.5
The lowest rated episodes of The Complete Cosmos are:
The Sun S1E1 rated 6.5
Earth S1E4 rated 8.0
Earth Patrol S1E11 rated 8.5
Space Frontier S1E12 rated 8.5
The first episode of The Complete Cosmos aired on January 01, 1998.
The last episode of The Complete Cosmos aired on March 26, 1998.
There are 25 episodes of The Complete Cosmos.
There are 2 seasons of The Complete Cosmos.
Yes.
The Complete Cosmos is set to return for future episodes.
