The Best Stars & Galaxies Documentaries

Space & the Universe - 40 free documentaries about stars & galaxies.

Start with We Found Galaxies Too Old for the Universe (20 min, PBS Space Time), then Decoding the Universe: Cosmos (54 min, NOVA PBS Official). All 40 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on stars & galaxies is Cosmos by Carl Sagan.

• We Found Galaxies Too Old for the Universe (20 min, PBS Space Time)
• Decoding the Universe: Cosmos (54 min, NOVA PBS Official)
• Answering The Greatest Questions Of The Universe | Cosmic Vistas Season 5 (133 min, Spark)
• What Matter Makes Up Our Known Universe? | Jim Al-Khalili (117 min, Spark)
• The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe (9 min, Kurzgesagt)
• The Evolution of the Modern Milky Way Galaxy (21 min, PBS Space Time)
• Observing The Explosion Of A Deep Space Supernova | Cosmic Vistas (Full Season) (133 min, Spark)
• The Universe's Biggest Stars ☀️⭐️ How the Universe Works (64 min, Science Channel)
• Neutron Stars: The Most Extreme Objects in the Universe (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Universe's SECRET Weapons and How they Affect Earth! | How the Universe Works (53 min, Science Channel)
• How Are Stars Born? (22 min, Spark)
• Could Life Evolve Inside Stars? (16 min, PBS Space Time)
• What Supernova Distance Would Trigger Mass Extinction? (17 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Supernova At The End of Time (17 min, PBS Space Time)
• Strange Stars | Space Time (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• Astronomy vs Astrology: How Ancient Civilizations Charted the Stars (101 min, Odyssey)
• How Supernovas Act as Universe’s Largest Particle Accelerators (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• Was the Milky Way a Quasar? (17 min, PBS Space Time)
• Deciphering The Vast Scale of the Universe | STELLAR (10 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Quasar from The Beginning of Time | STELLAR (9 min, PBS Space Time)
• How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of? (13 min, PBS Space Time)
• How Stars Destroy Each Other (15 min, PBS Space Time)
• Constellations: The Beautiful Nebulas And Galaxies Within (22 min, Spark)
• Where Is The Best Place To See The Milky Way? (23 min, Spark)
• How We Mapped Out The Milky Way (22 min, Spark)
• The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions (16 min, PBS Space Time)
• Why Quasars are so Awesome | Space Time (12 min, PBS Space Time)
• We Are Star Stuff (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Andromeda-Milky Way Collision (12 min, PBS Space Time)
• Scientists Have Detected the First Stars (9 min, PBS Space Time)
• What Do Stars Sound Like? (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Fate of the First Stars (13 min, PBS Space Time)
• What Happens If You Recreate A Star Here On Earth? (89 min, Spark)
• How Humans And Animals Evolved To Follow The Stars (51 min, Spark)
• Why Humans Are Made Of Stars (50 min, Spark)
• Neutron Stars Collide in New LIGO Signal? (16 min, PBS Space Time)
• Why is the Earth Round and the Milky Way Flat? | Space Time (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• When Quasars Collide STJC (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Death Of The Stars: Will the Universe Eventually Go Dark? (49 min, Spark)
• Pulsar Starquakes Make Fast Radio Bursts? + Challenge Winners! | Space Time (9 min, PBS Space Time)

Top-Rated Books About Stars & Galaxies

1. Cosmos by Carl Sagan (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4/5) - View on Amazon
3. Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
5. Universe by Roger A. Freedman (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
6. Horizons by Michael A. Seeds (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
7. 21st Century Astronomy by Jeffrey S. Hester - View on Amazon