The Best Episodes of Alpha Centauri
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2019
Astrophysics explained graphically, well-founded and with a dash of humor - that is what you can expect of these 15-minute essays by Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch from the university observatory in Munich, Germany. Each show is centered around one topic that is of special interest to Lesch. The setting is simplistic and reminiscent of a university mini-lecture. But exactly that is what makes this show so special. Note: this is a German documentary show. The TVDB information contains English translations of the German episode titles.

#1 - Will the universe collapse?
Season 1 - Episode 4

#2 - Why does Saturn have rings?
Season 2 - Episode 2

#3 - Why does Uranus lie skew
Season 2 - Episode 3

#4 - Did the Star of Bethlehem exist?
Season 2 - Episode 26

#5 - Why is the universe so dark?
Season 7 - Episode 26

#6 - What is going on in the Tau-Ceti-System ?
Season 9 - Episode 11

#7 - What are Chrondules ?
Season 9 - Episode 15

#8 - Do planets migrate ?
Season 9 - Episode 18

#9 - Is there a 2nd Black hole in the galactic center ?
Season 9 - Episode 10

#10 - What happened in Kambrium-Alpha Centauri ?
Season 9 - Episode 8

#11 - Are there natural reactors ?
Season 9 - Episode 17

#12 - What is a pulsar?
Season 2 - Episode 19

#13 - What is a cooling flow?
Season 8 - Episode 2

#14 - Do Black Holes rotate?
Season 8 - Episode 4

#15 - How was your May 5th?
Season 3 - Episode 11

#16 - How do you sail on light ?
Season 9 - Episode 4

#17 - Climate change 10.000 years ago
Season 9 - Episode 21

#18 - Was the lunar landing real?
Season 5 - Episode 20

#19 - What use is Jupiter to us?
Season 3 - Episode 1

#20 - When did the last comet impact?
Season 8 - Episode 6

#21 - What is time?
Season 1 - Episode 2

#22 - What is simultaneousness ?
Season 1 - Episode 3

#23 - How do we no all of this?
Season 2 - Episode 5

#24 - How do we measure distances III?
Season 2 - Episode 8
