Our Place in the Universe -
ancient skies

Sat, Jul 27 3:00 A.M. NHPBS (11.1)

Complete the puzzle of our ancient skies. A cast of scientific pioneers reshapes the solar system and better understands a growing universe. But there is still much more space to explore.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 103

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Sat, Jul 27	3:00 A.M.	Our Place in the Universe NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 23	4:00 P.M.	Our Place in the Universe NHPBS (11.1)

About Ancient Skies:

With CGI, landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artifacts, this series looks at the universe through the eyes of our ancestors, and charts our changing views of the cosmos throughout history.

We take a journey through past visions of the heavens from all over the world, from those of our earliest ancestors to the recent past.

From hunter-gatherers to Edwin Hubble, we'll see the myriad of ways that we have observed and imagined the heavens, and explain the science behind the things our ancestors sought to explain through mythology.

Watch Ancient Skies - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Cannon Shot to the Moon

Celestial Alignment

The Edge of the World

Galileo's Discoveries

Shattering the Spheres

Episode 3 Preview | Our Place in the Universe

Future Broadcast times for "Ancient Skies": (show all)

Thu, Jul 25	3:00 A.M.	Gods and Monsters NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jul 26	2:00 A.M.	Finding The Center NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Jul 27	3:00 A.M.	Our Place in the Universe NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 23	2:00 P.M.	Gods and Monsters NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 23	3:00 P.M.	Finding The Center NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 23	4:00 P.M.	Our Place in the Universe NHPBS (11.1)