An Exceptional Journey Into the Solar System - Space Documentary 2024

Editor's Take

An orderly tour of the Sun's family, this documentary visits each of the eight planets in turn, along with the moons, asteroids, and comets between them. It uses the differences among worlds to reflect back on how our own planet came to be. The visuals aim to render alien landscapes with clarity rather than abstraction. It serves as a clean, comprehensive primer on the neighborhood we inhabit.

This space documentary takes an immersive tour of the solar system, the family of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets orbiting our Sun. It visits each of the eight worlds in turn, revealing the forces that shaped them and what they tell us about our own planet's origins. The visuals bring distant, alien landscapes into striking clarity. Grand and informative, it is a satisfying journey across our cosmic neighbourhood. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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