Astronomy Movies

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.

How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of...

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

A group of renowned cosmologists and astrophysicist are in search of a realistic picture of the universe. Their research and observational...

For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, 'What are they?' comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering.

On the achievements of Soviet science and technology in the field of space exploration.

The Sun was born way before Man existed. What exact role did the Sun play in the emergence of life and Mankind? When did Humanity identify it? Then...

Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst and his NASA colleague Reid Wiseman are launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Three billion miles away a grand-piano-sized spacecraft is speeding through the outer solar system at nearly 1,000 miles per minute. After nearly a...

This documentary examines theories behind the creation of gamma ray bursts, destructive explosions in space that can wipe out entire star systems.

Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the possibility and implications of...

A short documentary about an engineer in a Chilean observatory.

Shortfilm based on released by ESA over 400000 images from Rosettas comet mission.

BLACK SUNS: AN ASTROPHYSICS ADVENTURE is a documentary about chasing eclipses and science dreams. It chronicles the lives of two globetrotting...

A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the...

A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's...