Space inspires awe and wonder, but it also can be scary... and lethal. Supermassive black holes, deadly gamma-ray bursts, rogue asteroids, dark energy, supernovas... Our world is under attack from above. It's like a ticking time bomb. Killers of the Cosmos takes a film-noir approach to these threats, mixing scripted, animated drama with top experts in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, biology, cosmology, and planetary science.Aidan Gillen steps in as our gumshoe detective. In each episode, he's got a case to solve, with a different killer to identify and track down. But first, he needs evidence. Aided by a mysterious informant, he investigates each disaster-in-the-making via a wide range of experts who've studied some of science's most unbelievable wonders.
Earth is hit by 100 tons of rock from space every day. Most burn up in the atmosphere, but a single rock wiped out the dinosaurs. Could it happen again?
When a massive star dies, it can direct a blast of radiation that would obliterate life on Earth. What are the chances of this event occurring?
More than 100 million pieces of small space debris are floating around the Earth; a collision between two of these objects in low Earth orbit could be catastrophic.
Aliens could be lethal killers who want to invade and plunder our world. A team of experts investigate extra-terrestrial beings and their threat to human life.
Until recently, black holes were only theoretical; scientists know that millions exist, and some of them have the potential to be lethal to earth.
Experts discuss the many possible ways that could spark the beginning of the end for the universe, including when and why it would happen.
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