布赖恩考克斯教授游历地球上一些最令人惊奇的地点，向观众展示和剖析自然法则所造就的太阳系的伟大自然奇观。　　第1集太阳帝国　　第2集从混沌到秩序　　第3集蔚蓝色的大气层　　第4集生与死　　第5集未知世界　　ProfessorBrianCoxvisitssomeofthemoststunninglocationsonearthtodescribehowthelawsofnaturehavecarvednaturalwondersacrossthesolarsystem.　　InthisfirstepisodeBrianexploresthepowerhouseofthemall,thesun.InIndiahewitnessesatotalsolareclipse-whenthelinktothelightandheatthatsustainsusiscutoffforafewpreciousminutes.　　Butheatandlightarenottheonlypowerofthesunoverthesolarsystem.InNorway,Brianwatchesthebattlebetweenthesun'swindandearth,asthenightskyglowswiththenorthernlights.　　Beyondearth,thesolarwindcontinues,creatingdazzlingauroraonotherplanets.BrianmakescontactwithVoyager,aprobethathasbeentravellingsinceitslaunch30yearsago.Now14billionkilometresaway,Voyagerhasjustdetectedthesolarwindisbeginningtopeterout.Butevenherewehaven'treachedtheendofthesun'srule.　　Brianexplainshowitsgreatestpower,gravity,reachesoutforhundredsofbillionsofkilometres,wherethelightestgravitationaltouchencirclesoursolarsysteminamysteriouscloudofcomets.　　1EmpireoftheSun　　2OrderoutofChaos　　3TheThinBlueLine　　4DeadorAlive　　5Aliens

ProfessorBrianCoxrevealsthestrangeworldsofthesolarsystem,visibletousasneverbeforeseen.

这部纪录片详细介绍了太阳系的起源、形成，探讨人类是否是太空中唯一的智慧生命。通过对专家和宇航员的采访、多方航天航空机构的支持、以及人类在航天航空探索中拍摄到的精彩画面，观众得以全方位探索太空，追溯人类...