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. The second and eighth seasons, as well as episodes of the fifth and sixth seasons, were narrated by

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. The first season, broadcast from April 25 to May 24, 2010, was released on

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on February 28, 2012. Since its second season, consisting of eight episodes broadcast between July 11 and August 29, 2012, the show has aired on the

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. The third season aired between July 9 and September 3, 2014. The fourth season premiered on July 14, 2015, as part of the Science Channel's "Space Week," in honor of '' New Horizons''' flyby of

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that day; the season ran through September 1, 2015. The show's fifth season aired from November 22, 2016, through February 7, 2017. The sixth season premiered on January 9, 2018 and ran through March 13, 2018. The seventh season premiered on January 8, 2019. On December 30, 2019, it was announced that the eighth season would premiere on January 2, 2020. The ninth season premiered on March 24, 2021. The tenth season premiered on March 6, 2022.

Episode list

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2012)

Season 3 (2014)

Season 4 (2015)

Season 5 (2016–17)

Season 6 (2018)

Season 7 (2019)

Season 8 (2020)

Season 9 (2021)

Season 10 (2022)

According to Discovery Tech Support, the show is on hiatus and the remaining 4 episodes of season 10 will begin airing on July 3, 2022.

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