NASA's Unexplained Files Rise of the Planet Killer (Season 4, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

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NASA's Unexplained Files

Rise of the Planet Killer (Season 4, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

A mission to Mars captures an image of a strange structure on the Red Planet. Files from the first Apollo mission record an eerie sighting on the dark side of the moon. A planet-eating star gives scientists a glimpse of Earth's terrible demise.

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
David Aguilar Self - Author & Astronomer Self - Author & Astronomer See fewer	Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future (2018)
Mike Baker Self - Ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer Self - Ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer See fewer	Legends (2014)
Sarah Ballard Self - Exo-Planetary Scientist Self - Exo-Planetary Scientist See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Bill Birnes Self - Author (as William J. Birnes) Self - Author (as William J. Birnes) See fewer	The Riverman (2004)
David Brin Self - Physicist and Science Fiction Author Self - Physicist and Science Fiction Author See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Erik Dellums Narrator (as Erik Todd Dellums) Narrator (as Erik Todd Dellums) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Becky Ferreira Self - Science Writer Self - Science Writer See fewer	Rachel Bloom: Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury (2010)
Slava Gerovitch Self - Phd., Soviet Historian Self - Phd., Soviet Historian See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Kevin R. Grazier Self - Planetary Scientist (as Kevin Grazier) Self - Planetary Scientist (as Kevin Grazier) See fewer	Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
Joe Gutheinz Self - Former NASA Senior Special Agent Self - Former NASA Senior Special Agent See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Todd Hoeksema Self - Astronomer (as J. Todd Hoeksema) Self - Astronomer (as J. Todd Hoeksema) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jacqui Jeras Self - Meteorologist Self - Meteorologist See fewer	CNN NewsStand (1998)
Richard Jurek Self - Space Historian / Author Self - Space Historian / Author See fewer	Chasing the Moon (2019)
Pascal Lee Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Passage to Mars (2016)
Tom Nichols Self - National Security Analyst Self - National Security Analyst See fewer	Succession (2018)
James E. Oberg Self - Space Historian (as James Oberg) Self - Space Historian (as James Oberg) See fewer	The Apollo Chronicles (2019)
Hakeem Oluseyi Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	The Stars in My Soul
Christopher Orwoll Self - Space Historian Self - Space Historian See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Nick Pope Self - Defense Analyst Self - Defense Analyst See fewer	Aliens from the Abyss: The Dark Side of the UFO Phenomenon (2025)
Seth Porges Self - Technology Writer Self - Technology Writer See fewer	Class Action Park (2020)
Peter H. Schultz Self - Planetary Geologist (as Peter Schultz) Self - Planetary Geologist (as Peter Schultz) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Sara Seager Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Solis (2018)
Seth Shostak Self - Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute Self - Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Amy Shira Teitel Self - Space Historian and Author Self - Space Historian and Author See fewer	The Vintage Space (2012)
Al Worden Self - Apollo 15 Astronaut Self - Apollo 15 Astronaut See fewer	First Man (2018)
Anatoly Zak Self - Editor, RussianSpaceWeb Self - Editor, RussianSpaceWeb See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)