Mission To The Planets

Professor Brian Cox sheds new light on the creation of our solar system…

Prepare to embark on a gripping journey through time and space in this spectacular new BBC2 documentary series, which tells the story of the solar system as it’s never been told before.

In five remarkable films, TV presenter and physicist Professor Brian Cox will use groundbreaking scientific research to explain how the planets came into existence, before bringing these distant worlds to life with cutting-edge special effects that have created the most detailed imagery of the planets ever produced.

As Cox reveals, the planets were born in a chaotic, destructive and violent universe, and in the coming weeks we’ll discover fascinating secrets, such as how Jupiter almost destroyed Earth, and what the future might hold for our fragile world.

Here, Cox reveals the unique properties of each of the eight planets in our solar system…