BBC Earth Brian journeys across the solar system and explores its weirdest worlds, the misfits and oddballs; he discovers the forces that sculpted bizarre features and strange phenomena. 2026-06-13 Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets. 2026-06-13 A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars. 2026-06-13 In 1989, a ferocious explosion on the sun's surface released a cloud of highly charged particles containing the energy of 20 million nuclear bombs, and this solar superstorm then hit Earth; in Quebec, Canada, the lights suddenly went out. 2026-06-13 Brian journeys across the solar system and explores its weirdest worlds, the misfits and oddballs; he discovers the forces that sculpted bizarre features and strange phenomena. 2026-06-13 Earth's closest neighbor, the moon, is the cosmic stepping stone to a future with the planets. 2026-06-13 A fleet of spacecraft orbits, and sometimes lands on the surface of, Mars. 2026-06-13 Found on every continent, mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold. 2026-06-14