TV Horizon - Season 53 Episode 5 : The End of the Solar System Horizon - Season 53 Episode 5 : The End of the Solar System 7.516/10 by 32 users This is the story of how our solar system will be transformed by the aging sun before coming to a spectacular end in about eight billion years. Astronomers can peer into the far future to predict how it will happen by analysing distant galaxies, stars and even planets in their final moments. In this film, Horizon brings these predictions to life in a peaceful midwestern town that has a giant scale model of the solar system spread out all over the city. As it ages, the sun will bloat into a red giant star, swallowing planets... as well as half the town. The fate of the Earth itself hangs in the balance. How will the solar system end? Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 53 Episode 5 : The End of the Solar System Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 53 :Episode 1 The Immortalist The Immortalist 2016-03-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 2 Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control Project Greenglow - The Quest for Gravity Control 2016-03-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 3 The Mystery of Dark Energy The Mystery of Dark Energy 2016-03-30 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 4 Oceans of the Solar System Oceans of the Solar System 2016-04-06 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 5 The End of the Solar System The End of the Solar System 2016-04-13 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 6 Should We Close Our Zoos? Should We Close Our Zoos? 2016-04-17 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 7 How to Find Love Online How to Find Love Online 2016-04-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 8 Ice Station Antarctica Ice Station Antarctica 2016-05-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 9 Curing Alzheimer's Curing Alzheimer's 2016-05-11 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 10 E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? 2016-05-22 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 11 Why Are We Getting So Fat? Why Are We Getting So Fat? 2016-06-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 12 Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? Sports Doping - Winning At Any Cost? 2016-07-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 13 Inside CERN Inside CERN 2016-08-10 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 14 My Amazing Twin My Amazing Twin 2016-08-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 15 The Lost Tribes of Humanity The Lost Tribes of Humanity 2016-10-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 53 :Episode 16 The Wildest Weather in the Universe The Wildest Weather in the Universe 2016-10-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.