Ancient Skies

Ancient Skies (2019)

EndedDocumentary showMystery, History

Discover how centuries of knowledge, experimentation, and engineering helped our ancestors understand the mysteries of space. Expert contributors decode astronomical myths and uncover the science behind their origins.

With breathtaking CGI, beautiful landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artifacts, Ancient Skies looks at the cosmos through the eyes of our ancestors, charting our changing views of the cosmos throughout history. We take a journey through past visions of the heavens from all over the world, and from the dawn of civilization to the recent past.

From hunter-gatherers to Edwin Hubble, we'll see the myriad of ways that we have observed and chronicled the movements of the heavens. And with a cast of expert historians and astronomers, we explain the science behind the phenomena that our ancestors sought to explain through mythology.

Throughout the series, we use cutting-edge animation to demonstrate our ever-evolving understanding of how the universe works and our place in an ever-expanding cosmos.

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday at 20:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Our Place in the Universe
Season 1Episode 360 min

Our Place in the Universe

In Episode 3, we complete the puzzle of our ancient skies, collecting the missing pieces required for an accurate model of our universe. We break through the spheres that defined our skies for millennia, abandon the long-held idea of circular orbits, discover new neighbors in our solar system, and begin to comprehend the enormity of our ever-growing universe. A cast of scientific pioneers reshapes the solar system and better understands a growing universe. But there is still much more space to explore.

Aug 7, 2019

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E03Our Place in the UniverseAug 7, 2019
S01E02Finding the CenterJul 31, 2019
S01E01Gods and MonstersJul 24, 2019
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Cast

Jason Alan Carvell

Jason Alan Carvell

voices himself
Phil Plait

Phil Plait

plays himself
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Characters

Narrator

Narrator

voiced by Jason Alan Carvell
Astronomer

Astronomer

played by Phil Plait
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