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Series · 2015 · Documentary

What on Earth?

★6.5 2015 12 Seasons TV-MA

Satellites orbit Earth at 17,000 miles an hour, capturing images of our world that are breathtaking, but some are bizarre. This unique perspective reveals objects that seem to make no sense & phenomena that defy explanation. Such images force the question, what on Earth is that?

Seasons & episodes

12 seasons · 131 episodes

Lake of Blood

Episode 01

Lake of Blood

Feb 10, 2015 · 44 min

A massive tsunami hundreds of feet high that never touches land; a secret underground base in China; an image from space may have revealed the location of the Garden of Eden.

Lost City of Gold

Episode 02

Lost City of Gold

Feb 17, 2015 · 44 min

Weird barren rings in the Namib Desert, an island the size of Manhattan that vanishes without trace and a lost city in the heart of the Amazonian jungle. What on Earth? Investigates six more mysteries captured from space.

Secrets of the Sahara

Episode 03

Secrets of the Sahara

Feb 24, 2015 · 44 min

First seen from space in 1965, the Eye of the Sahara is a beautiful 25 mile structure, but how it formed remains a mystery. And are extraordinary clouds emanating from an island in the Indian Ocean evidence of a terrifying new weather weapon?

Finding Sodom

Episode 04

Finding Sodom

Mar 3, 2015 · 44 min

NASA astronaut Mike Barratt, describes photographing a strange ring in the ice on the world's oldest and most mysterious lake from the International Space Station. More rings on Lake Baikal have been seen since, they baffle scientists.

North Korea is Burning

Episode 05

North Korea is Burning

Mar 10, 2015 · 44 min

A possible smoke screen over North Korea worries military analysts while an amateur archaeologist makes an extraordinary discovery with the help of a satellite image; has this image revealed not one but two forgotten pyramids in Egypt?

Nazi Ice Fortress

Episode 06

Nazi Ice Fortress

Mar 17, 2015 · 44 min

Images of earth from space reveal an intimate portrait of human activity. Cities glow bright while the wilderness remains dark. Why then is the Australian outback, lit up like a series of vast cities?

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.5 /10

based on 20 votes

Synopsis

Satellites orbit Earth at 17,000 miles an hour, capturing images of our world that are breathtaking, but some are bizarre. This unique perspective reveals objects that seem to make no sense & phenomena that defy explanation. Such images force the question, what on Earth is that?

Documentary

Cast

2 principal cast

Steven Kearney

Narrator

Andrew Gough

Andrew Gough

Self

Where to watch What on Earth?

What on Earth? is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary has 12 seasons and 131 total episodes, rated 6.5/10 by 20 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does What on Earth? have?

What on Earth? has 12 seasons with 131 episodes in total.

Is What on Earth? still on the air?

What on Earth? is currently in production and returning for new episodes.

What network airs What on Earth??

What on Earth? airs on Science.

When did What on Earth? first air?

What on Earth? first aired on February 10, 2015.

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