The BEST episodes of alpha-Centauri season 3

Every episode of alpha-Centauri season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of alpha-Centauri season 3!

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.

Last Updated: 12/4/2025Network: ARD alphaStatus: Ended
What use is Jupiter to us?
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8.91
34 votes

#1 - What use is Jupiter to us?

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2000

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What is the Big Bang?
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8.67
3 votes

#2 - What is the Big Bang?

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2000

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Where did our gold come from?
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8.50
4 votes

#3 - Where did our gold come from?

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/3/2000

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How does one measure distances in the universe? Part 1
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8.25
4 votes

#4 - How does one measure distances in the universe? Part 1

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/22/2000

Anything new about the extraterrestrials?
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8.00
3 votes

#5 - Anything new about the extraterrestrials?

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/7/2000

Do young stars smoke?
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7.75
4 votes

#6 - Do young stars smoke?

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/16/2000

Are the planetary orbits stable?
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7.67
3 votes

#7 - Are the planetary orbits stable?

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/2000

Where is the nearest black hole?
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7.67
3 votes

#8 - Where is the nearest black hole?

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/4/2000

What are brown dwarfs?
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7.33
3 votes

#9 - What are brown dwarfs?

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2000

How was your May 5th?
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7.27
33 votes

#10 - How was your May 5th?

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2000

What is a quasar?
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7.25
4 votes

#11 - What is a quasar?

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/2000

What happened in the first three minutes?
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7.15
34 votes

#12 - What happened in the first three minutes?

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/13/2000

How thin was the primordial soup?
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7.15
34 votes

#13 - How thin was the primordial soup?

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/8/2000

Is the universe going to contract again?
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7.14
35 votes

#14 - Is the universe going to contract again?

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2000

How did the solar system come to be?
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7.14
35 votes

#15 - How did the solar system come to be?

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/10/2000

What kind of cosmic dangers are threatening us?
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7.12
34 votes

#16 - What kind of cosmic dangers are threatening us?

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2000

How do galaxy clusters come to be?
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7.09
33 votes

#17 - How do galaxy clusters come to be?

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2000

What is eta carinae?
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7.09
33 votes

#18 - What is eta carinae?

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/18/2000

Why does Saturn have rings?
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7.09
34 votes

#19 - Why does Saturn have rings?

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/30/2000

What is the horsehead nebula?
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7.06
33 votes

#20 - What is the horsehead nebula?

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/2/2000

Why is the world as it is?
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7.06
33 votes

#21 - Why is the world as it is?

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/27/2000

Do galaxies collide?
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7.06
33 votes

#22 - Do galaxies collide?

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/17/2000

What is a high velocity cloud?
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7.03
32 votes

#23 - What is a high velocity cloud?

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/2000

What are gravity waves?
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7.03
33 votes

#24 - What are gravity waves?

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/24/2000

How does one look for dark matter?
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7.00
33 votes

#25 - How does one look for dark matter?

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/23/2000