The Best Sun, Comets & Asteroids Documentaries

Space & the Universe - 100 free documentaries about the sun, comets & asteroids.

Start with April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Here's what you need to know -Smarter Every Day 295 (23 min, Smarter Every Day), then Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections (8 min, Kurzgesagt). All 100 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the sun, comets & asteroids is Comet by Carl Sagan.

• April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Here's what you need to know -Smarter Every Day 295 (23 min, Smarter Every Day)
• Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections (8 min, Kurzgesagt)
• Understanding the Sun: From Ancient Civilizations to New Technology (131 min, National Geographic)
• Space Hunters Find And Track The Life Span Of Kansas Metorites | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Uncovering the Secrets of the Sun (44 min, National Geographic)
• How Many Black Holes Are In The Solar System? (21 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Most Realistic Threat To Humanity (50 min, Wonder)
• Space Knowledge: The Sun & Beyond the Solar | Zenith (50 min, Free Documentary)
• Asteroids Bring Death and Destruction | How The Earth Was Made (S1, E10) (45 min, HISTORY)
• Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid? (13 min, Kurzgesagt)
• Will The Sun’s Magnetic Field Flip This Year? (18 min, PBS Space Time)
• What Happens if a Comet Hits Earth? (S2, E1) | Mega Disasters (45 min, HISTORY)
• We Shouldn’t Be Able to Predict Asteroid Impacts This Precisely. But We Can (20 min, PBS Space Time)
• What If There's A Black Hole Inside The Sun? | Hawking Stars (18 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Mysterious Arizona Meteorite That Baffled Experts | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Total Solar Eclipse LIVE (155 min, Discovery)
• Why Solar Eclipses Are Such a Big Deal (16 min, Be Smart)
• How Eclipses Revealed Our Solar System (16 min, PBS Space Time)
• Blackholes, Aliens, and the Sun! | How the Universe Works (62 min, Science Channel)
• EXTREME HEAT! | How the Universe Works (51 min, Science Channel)
• The Billion-Dollar Probes That Have Been To The End Of Our Solar System (52 min, Spark)
• These are the asteroids to worry about (20 min, Veritasium)
• Asteroids (S1, E10) | How the Earth Was Made (45 min, HISTORY)
• What Would Happen If a Comet Hit Earth? 🌎 ☄️ How the Universe Works (61 min, Science Channel)
• Why We Are Powerless Against Solar Storms (50 min, Spark)
• Searching for the Witnessed Ash Creek Meteor | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Super Comet: The Impact | Part 1 (50 min, Free Documentary)
• Solar System Model From a Drone's View (8 min, Mark Rober)
• The Grid vs. The Next Big Solar Storm (13 min, Real Engineering)
• Why A Single Asteroid Could Be More Powerful Than Every Nuke In History (50 min, Spark)
• The Science Behind The Sun's Violent Storms (And Why We Often Don't See Them Coming) (52 min, Spark)
• Planet Killers: How Do We Detect Dangerous Asteroids And Could We Divert Them? (101 min, Spark)
• What NASA Discovered When They Landed On A Comet | Trajectory (23 min, Spark)
• The Best Secret Locations For Finding Meteorite | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Solar Eclipse Reveals The Truth About Earth (22 min, Spark)
• Super Comet: On a Strange Planet | Part 2 (51 min, Free Documentary)
• Can We Block the Sun to Stop Climate Change (12 min, Real Engineering)
• The Alien Moons At The Edge Of Our Solar System (36 min, Spark)
• NASA's Billion Dollar Mission To Visit Every Planet In Our Solar System (207 min, Spark)
• The Tremendous Power Of Solar Storms | Naked Science Season 6 Episode 2 (46 min, Spark)
• Hunting an Ultra-Rare $50,000 Alpha Meteorite | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• 60,000 Year Old Giant Meteorite That Hit Odessa, Texas | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• The Sun: The Violent Star Behind Life on Earth (S1, E1) | The Universe (44 min, HISTORY)
• The Planets that Shape Our Solar System | How the Universe Works (59 min, Science Channel)
• What Happens While We Hurtle Around The Sun At 64,000 Miles An Hour (48 min, Spark)
• Planet Killer: What Would Life On Earth Be Like After An Asteroid? (99 min, Spark)
• The Insane Scale Of Our Solar System With Astronaut Chris Hadfield (50 min, Spark)
• Space Probes: Visiting The Worlds Of Our Solar System (105 min, Spark)
• Putting The Size And Scale Of Our Solar System Into Perspective | Journey To The Stars (52 min, Spark)
• How Scientists Identify Apocalyptic Asteroids Heading For Earth | Naked Science Season 5 Episode 6 (46 min, Spark)
• Hunting Down The Most Valuable Meteorite | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Searching For The World's Most Famous Meteor | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Secrets Of The Solar System's Asteroid Belts (25 min, Spark)
• Can We Move THE SUN? (13 min, PBS Space Time)
• How Asteroid Mining Will Save Earth (12 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Strange And Alien Moons Of Our Solar System (78 min, Spark)
• What Secrets Lie Hidden In Our Solar System's Moons? (43 min, Spark)
• Are We Equipped To Identify & Survive An Asteroid Strike? (103 min, Spark)
• Everything We Know About The Sun | The New Frontier (48 min, Spark)
• Hunting The Nighttime Fireball Of The Buzzard Coulee Meteorite | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Why NASA Punched an Asteroid (15 min, Be Smart)
• Conditions for Life in our Solar System | Life in Outer Space (53 min, Free Documentary)
• What If an Asteroid Hit New York City? ☄️ How the Universe Works (54 min, Science Channel)
• Why The Sun Will Be The End Of Life On Earth (50 min, Spark)
• Every Planet In Our Solar System: Explained (137 min, Spark)
• The Frantic Hunt To Locate Fresh Meteorites From The Wisconsin Fireball | Meteorite Men (49 min, Spark)
• A Journey To The Origins Of The Solar System | Rosetta Comet Chaser (54 min, Spark)
• Hitting The Jackpot With The Most Meteorites On Earth | Meteorite Men (48 min, Spark)
• Secrets Of The Asteroid Belts: Exploring Ceres & Vesta (23 min, Spark)
• How Close To The Sun Can Humanity Get? (14 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Death of the Sun (12 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Complete Story of the Solar System's Moons (43 min, Spark)
• Hunting For Meteorites Left By A Giant Cosmic Fireball | Meteorite Men (49 min, Spark)
• How Asteroids Teach Us The History Of Earth | The New Frontier (47 min, Spark)
• The 100 Meter Meteorite That Just Disappeared | Fer de Dieu of Chinguetti (49 min, Spark)
• The Best Place in The World To See The Total Solar Eclipse (50 min, Wonder)
• The Entire Lifespan Of Our Solar System In 50 Minutes (52 min, Spark)
• Will There Ever Be A Way For Us To Stop Comets? (45 min, Spark)
• The Violent Formation Of Our Solar system (45 min, Spark)
• What Are The Odds Of An Asteroid Wiping Out Life On Earth? (50 min, Spark)

Top-Rated Books About The Sun, Comets & Asteroids

1. Comet by Carl Sagan - View on Amazon