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The New Frontier

  • 2015
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • 3 seasons
  • 10.0/10

In the past few decades an uncountable fleet of satellites and and space probes have left Earth to visit every destination in the solar system. Here's what they found.

Latest: Season 1 · 2015

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  1. E1. From Here to There

    Dec 31, 2015

    Series introduction and the study of Earth from orbit. The current and planned series of satellites and observations to better know our own planet.

  2. E2. Return to The Moon

    Dec 31, 2015

    The study of our most influential partner, learning more about our closest neighbour and a planned return to the Moon.

  3. E3. The Inner Worlds

    Dec 31, 2015

    Mercury and Venus: two planets that generate more questions than answers as we delve deeper into their workings.

  4. E4. Next Stop Mars

    Dec 31, 2015

    The enigmatic planet Mars, now under robotic scrutiny with our sights set on a manned mission soon.

  5. E5. The Planet Makers

    Dec 31, 2015

    Scientists and engineers have managed to land on a comet, knowledge of these celestial marauders may drive our industrial expansion into deep space.

  6. E6. The Gas Giants

    Dec 31, 2015

    Beyond the asteroid belt lay the gas giants, some can be seen with the naked eye, others only glimpsed once by a passing probe. We are again sending cameras to the edge of the solar system, giving us new insights into the evolution of our worlds.

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