How the Universe Works (2010 – ...)

2010 • 11 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 4 — Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms

Name: Episode 4 — Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
Released: 2012-08-01
Duration: 42 min
Rating: 7.5

Season 2 • How the Universe Works

Released: 2012-08-01 • Documentary

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The Universe is a magnetic minefield. Spinning star systems crackle and explode, magnetic monsters rip worlds apart, star-quakes shoot beams of devastating energy, and galactic flamethrowers fire gamma-rays half way across the Universe. Will we find Earth in the firing line?

Where to Stream Episode 4

Season 2 · Episode 4 · Streaming in USA

Episodes

Episode 1
Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life
2012-07-11

Episode 2
Megastorms - The Winds of Creation
2012-07-18

Episode 3
Exoplanets - Planets from Hell
2012-07-25

Episode 4
Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms
2012-08-01

Episode 5
Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation
2012-08-08

Episode 6
Comets - Frozen Wanderers
2012-08-15

Episode 7
Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were
2012-08-22

Episode 8
Birth of the Earth
2012-08-29

Information

Episode air date	01.08.2012
Episode runtime	42 min
Episode rating	7.50
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.3
IMDb series rating	8.9
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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