The Universe Death Stars (Season 4, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

The Universe

Death Stars (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

For most, it's the deadly centerpiece of the film Star Wars. But in truth, real death stars are in the final stage of life before they explode into supernovae and, occasionally, the biggest blast in the universe--the gamma ray burst (GRB).

Director

Jim Hense

Writer

Jim Hense

Cinematographers

Tom Collins | Eric Fisher | Jason Newfield | Kenneth Stipe (as Ken Stipe)

Editors

Kevin Browne | Dion A. Labriola (as Dion Labriola)

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Updated Aug 18, 2009

Release date

Aug 18, 2009 (United States)

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Erik Thompson Narrator Narrator See fewer	A Murder of Crows (1998)
Amy Mainzer Self - JPL / NASA Self - JPL / NASA See fewer	Don't Look Up (2021)
Alex Filippenko Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley Self - Univ. of California, Berkeley See fewer	The Universe (2002)
Peter Tuthill Self - Univ. of Sydney, Australia Self - Univ. of Sydney, Australia See fewer	The Universe (2007)
Lisa Kawley Self - Univ. of Hawaii Self - Univ. of Hawaii See fewer	The Universe (2007)
Dan Evans Self - Harvard Center for Astrophysics Self - Harvard Center for Astrophysics See fewer	The Universe (2007)
Clifford V. Johnson Self - Univ. os Southern California (as Clifford Johnson) Self - Univ. os Southern California (as Clifford Johnson) See fewer	Palm Springs (2020)
Warren Brown Self - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Self - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory See fewer	The Universe (2007)