How the Universe Works - Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation

Seizoen: 2 - Aflevering: 5 / 13 - Eerst uitgezonden: 08 augustus 2012 - Episode ID: 650000

We owe our existence to the stability of earth's orbit. But we are the freaks: everywhere else we look we find orbits are chaotic, unstable, and violent. Yet on the very largest scale, orbits are also a creative force, even constructing the fabric of the universe itself.