Preview: Season 51 Episode 10 | 30s | Video has closed captioning.
From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.
Airing: 10/09/24
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- [Announcer] On "NOVA: Solar System."
- Our solar system is filled with these strange worlds that defy all expectations.
(dramatic energetic music) (camera shutter clicking) - The images were shocking.
It doesn't seem to follow any of the rules.
- And sometimes we don't understand which rules can be broken.
(dramatic energetic music) - [Announcer] "Strange Worlds" on "NOVA."
(dramatic energetic music)
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