Professor Brian Cox's new series, “The Solar System,” explains why we are in a “golden age of discovery”

You can watch “Solar System” from anywhere and for free, as long as you have a VPN

The program is divided into five parts, dealing with volcanic worlds, dark worlds, storm worlds, ice worlds, and most intriguingly, “strange worlds” that go beyond the reach of the most powerful telescopes and visit the most unexplored regions of the universe

On this journey, we encounter dust devils, metallic frost, and monsoon rains on planets and moons nearly a billion miles from Earth, and in the final installment, we encounter egg-shaped dwarf planets, tiny UFO-like moons, and spectacular ocean worlds in orbit around Jupiter

Grab your telescope as we reveal how to view “The Solar System” online from anywhere

Thanks to a VPN (Virtual Private Network), Britons can view “The Solar System” from anywhere With this software, no matter where you are in the world, your device will look like you are in your home country Our favorite is NordVPN

Using VPN is incredibly easy

1 Install the VPN of your choice As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite

2 select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app For example, if you are away from the UK and want to see UK services, select UK from the list

3 Sit down and watch the show “Solar System” 2024 online on BBC iPlayer

“The Solar System” premieres Wednesday, October 2 at 9 pm ET/6 pm ET on PBS in the US and is shown every Wednesday at the same time

Brits who are in the US for work or vacation can watch the show for free on domestic streaming platforms by using a VPN such as NordVPN, selecting the UK from the list, and selecting BBC iPlayer

If you live in the UK, you can watch “The Solar System” on BBC2 on Monday, October 7 at 9 pm BST, with all five episodes available for free on BBC iPlayer You will, of course, need a valid TV license

If you are not in the UK, you can still catch the show using the best VPN services, such as NordVPN

Professor Brian Cox's “The Solar System” will be available for streaming on BBC Earth Canada in the very near future No date has been set yet

However, if you are a Briton in the Great White North on business or vacation and just can't wait, you can catch the show on your usual domestic streaming platform by using a VPN such as NordVPN

There is no news on when “Solar System” will be available in Australia

If you are British, working or on vacation in Australia, and wish to watch the show on a domestic streaming platform, you can catch the show by using a VPN such as NordVPN

There is currently no release date for “The Solar System” in New Zealand, but if you are a British citizen who is working or on vacation in New Zealand and want to catch the show using a VPN such as NordVPN

Season 01 Episode 01 - Volcano Worlds: Professor Brian Cox travels to the volcanic worlds of our solar system to explore alien landscapes covered in fire and ice There are planets and moons covered in volcanoes, and their eruptions are so violent that they reach into space Understanding what makes these worlds active is critical in the search for extraterrestrial life

S01 E02 - Dark Worlds: Professor Brian Cox explores the hidden regions of our solar system He visits the most unexplored regions of the solar system and discovers what lies beyond the reach of even the most powerful telescopes The solar system is not just a few worlds orbiting near the sun, but a massive structure that extends halfway to the nearest star

S01 E03 - Stormy Worlds: Professor Brian Cox visits stormy worlds in our solar system to explore the strange weather that plays out in the atmospheres of distant planets and moons He will visit landscapes carved by giant dust devils, mountains covered with strange metallic frost, and monsoon rains on moons a billion kilometers from Earth These are among the most dramatic and violent worlds ever discovered

S01 E04 - Worlds of Ice: Professor Brian Cox explores the icy worlds of our solar system He will present dwarf planets with mountains of hard ice floating on their surfaces, black-and-white moons painted in frost, and worlds illuminated by oddly shaped ice In the far reaches of our solar system, ice behaves in unimaginable ways and may create alien habitats

S01 E05 - Strange Worlds: Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's strangest worlds: misfits and oddballs of strange shapes and sizes He visits egg-shaped dwarf planets that shouldn't exist, tiny moons that look like UFOs, distorted patchwork moons, and eerie ocean worlds orbiting Jupiter He also learns how simple forces created these strange places