* Astronomy

The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide blasts off in August on BBC TWO

Janet Sumner of The Open University is at the Mount Wilson Observatory to explain how Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding.

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'The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide' tackles big questions about the solar system, space and the universe in general: How were they made? Are we alone? What's the furthest thing we can see? Is there another Earth somewhere?
Presented by Adam Hart-Davis, with reports from geologist and planetary scientist Janet Sumner of The Open University and astronomer and engineer Maggie Aderin, The 'Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide' is a fascinating and indispensable six-part guide to the Cosmos and the amazing new ways it is being explored.

The Presenters, Dr Maggie Aderin-Po****; Adam Hart-Davis; Dr Janet Sumner, take you on a tour of our universe - and suggest where we might be heading next.

Tuesday 7 Aug 19:30 on BBC TWO

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