Series synopsis
What on Earth? is an American documentary television series that premiered on Science on February 10, 2015. It stars Steven Kearney and Andrew Gough.
Satellites orbit Earth at 17,000 miles an hour, capturing images of our world that are breathtaking, but some are bizarre. This unique perspective reveals objects that seem to make no sense & phenomena that defy explanation. Such images force the question, what on Earth is that?
Premise
Satellites orbit Earth at 17,000 miles an hour, capturing images of our world that are breathtaking, but some are bizarre. This unique perspective reveals objects that seem to make no sense & phenomena that defy explanation. Such images force the question, what on Earth is that?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Steven Kearney as Narrator
- Andrew Gough as Self
Episodes
This series spans 13 seasons with 146 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | March 26, 2016 | May 10, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 6 | February 10, 2015 | March 17, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 13 | January 25, 2016 | May 10, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 20 | November 15, 2016 | April 4, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 20 | October 17, 2017 | March 13, 2018 |
| Season 5 | 10 | January 8, 2019 | March 12, 2019 |
| Season 6 | 9 | June 6, 2019 | August 8, 2019 |
| Season 7 | 11 | January 9, 2020 | March 19, 2020 |
| Season 8 | 9 | August 27, 2020 | October 22, 2020 |
| Season 9 | 10 | March 11, 2021 | May 13, 2021 |
| Season 10 | 11 | October 24, 2021 | December 19, 2021 |
| Season 11 | 10 | June 22, 2022 | August 24, 2022 |
| Season 12 | 10 | January 12, 2023 | March 16, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bible's Greatest Mysteries A possible sighting of Noah's Ark; the face of Jesus in a Hungarian field; and God's wrath captured in action. |
March 26, 2016 |
| 2 |
Secrets of Lost Cities Possible clues to the location of El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, are studied. |
March 29, 2016 |
| 3 |
Military Mysteries American stealth technology inside China; apparent signs from lost veterans in Vietnam; a blood-red lake in Iraq. |
April 5, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lake of Blood A massive tsunami hundreds of feet high that never touches land; a secret underground base in China; an image from space may have revealed the location of the Garden of Eden. |
February 10, 2015 |
| 2 |
Lost City of Gold Weird barren rings in the Namib Desert, an island the size of Manhattan that vanishes without trace and a lost city in the heart of the Amazonian jungle. What on Earth? Investigates six more mysteries captured from space. |
February 17, 2015 |
| 3 |
Secrets of the Sahara First seen from space in 1965, the Eye of the Sahara is a beautiful 25 mile structure, but how it formed remains a mystery. And are extraordinary clouds emanating from an island in the Indian Ocean evidence of a terrifying new weather weapon? |
February 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Finding Vietnam's Lost POWs Evidence of human activity is found in strange times and places, and a new perspective on a biological activity known since the nineteenth century. |
January 26, 2016 |
| 2 |
Secret of Doomsday Mountain Five discoveries are probably related to potential warfare and one possibly to wildlife. |
February 2, 2016 |
| 3 |
Lost City of the Kalahari Major natural anomalies and varied human activities are investigated. |
February 9, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grand Canyon Treasure Strange spots near the Grand Canyon may hold clues to the legendary treasure of a notorious bandit. Satellite images could explain desert ruins rumored to be an entrance to an underworld. A city-size chunk of ice suddenly disappears in Antarctica. |
November 15, 2016 |
| 2 |
Mystery in the Outback A giant carving of a strange creature suddenly appears in the Australian Outback. Mysterious bright green lights illuminate the seas around Thailand. Top secret activity is discovered at Iran's nuclear facility. |
November 22, 2016 |
| 3 |
Riddle in the Ruins Strange black holes appear near Egypt's ancient pyramids, and new evidence points to a disturbing conclusion. Ruins in Peru suggests that the Inca people knew far more than previously thought. A mysterious red swarm invades a beach in India. |
November 29, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dracula's Tomb Strange mounds in Transylvania might pinpoint the location of the tomb of the bloodthirsty tyrant believed to have inspired Dracula. A mysterious ancient city is discovered on a coral reef. Images of a plane crash sets off a hunt for a drug lord. |
October 17, 2017 |
| 2 |
Fountain of Youth Found? A strange structure shaped like a giant shark might point the way to a lost civilization's Fountain of Youth. A massive hurricane heads toward Florida but something unexpected is in its eye. Bizarre marks across the eastern US leave experts baffled. |
October 24, 2017 |
| 3 |
Mafia Ghost Ship A ghost ship with links to the mob suddenly appears on a California beach; strange markings could be a coded message that reveals a plot to overthrow the Queen of England; a lake believed to have magical healing powers holds clues to life on Mars. |
October 31, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIA Killer Monks Something strange in the Himalayas could be evidence of a top-secret CIA program to turn monks into killer agents; cutting-edge science helps experts investigate the truth behind the mysterious anomaly. |
January 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
Monsters at Fort Madness Alien monoliths haunt the coast of England; an obliterated jungle points to an brutal narco gold rush; evidence of a strange blood-red creature emerging from the deep. |
January 15, 2019 |
| 3 |
Satan in Siberia A satanic symbol that points to an army of the dead in Siberia; a massive stone giant in a remote desert; evidence of a Russian doomsday device right on America's doorstep; cutting-edge technology helps experts answer sinister mysteries from space. |
January 22, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
World's Deadliest Threats The world's most dangerous threats are in top-secret locations all over the planet, and using cutting-edge technology, experts reveal the truth behind these sinister mysteries from space. |
June 6, 2019 |
| 2 |
Monsters of Diamond Desert An abandoned ghost town in a remote desert with a dark past. When a strange facility is spotted in Russia, experts investigate if it's hiding evidence of alien life. Cutting-edge tech reveals new clues to these sinister mysteries from space. |
June 13, 2019 |
| 3 |
North Korea Death Star When satellites spot a mysterious structure in North Korea, experts investigate if this sinister evidence points to a looming nuclear threat, and using cutting-edge tech, they reveal dark secrets from this strange place. |
June 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nazi Doomsday Forest When mysterious structures are discovered deep in a remote forest, experts investigate if this strange site was the long-lost birthplace of a top-secret Nazi project that produced some of the deadliest weapons the world had ever seen. |
January 9, 2020 |
| 2 |
Bermuda Triangle of Space When instruments on the International Space Station suddenly malfunction every time it passes over a mysterious site in the Atlantic Ocean, experts investigate if this eerie behavior is more than just a tech glitch, but a prophecy of global doomsday. |
January 16, 2020 |
| 3 |
Chernobyl's Nuclear Monsters When strange circles of reindeer appear in the remote tundra of Sweden, experts investigate if this mysterious event could be evidence of fatal aftershocks from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. |
January 23, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zombietown USA Satellite images capture evidence of an abandoned town hidden in the American wilderness, and as experts analyze this new evidence, they reveal what this strange place has to do with a top-secret military plan to battle an army of the undead. |
August 27, 2020 |
| 2 |
Nazi Crop Circles Crop circles spotted on an island in the Mediterranean might not be from aliens, but from a threat closer to home: Nazis; new discoveries help experts uncover who made them and for what sinister purpose. |
September 3, 2020 |
| 3 |
Island of the Alien Ooze Satellite images capture a volcanic island that suddenly appears in the Pacific Ocean, and when NASA scientists arrive to investigate, they are baffled to find it's home to a primordial slime and zombie creatures with origins in outer space. |
September 10, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Curse of the Amazon Nazis Experts follow evidence of a Nazi base in the Amazons to a dark discovery. |
March 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
Epstein’s Forbidden Temple Satellite images capture a mysterious building on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. |
March 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
Aztec Alien Mystery Images reveal an alien substance in the land of the Aztecs. |
March 25, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Australia's Nuclear Desert Satellite images capture a giant symbol mysteriously carved into the expanse of Australia's Great Victoria Desert; an investigation reveals a secret nuclear weapons-testing cover-up by the British government with numerous aboriginal casualties. |
October 24, 2021 |
| 2 |
Viking Warrior Invasion Satellites capture bizarre circular structures in the forests of England. |
October 31, 2021 |
| 3 |
Mystery of Apache Mountain Satellites capture mysterious stone objects across the Arizona mountains. |
November 7, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Secret Soviet Spacecraft Satellites capture a bizarre industrial complex in desert of Kazakhstan. |
June 22, 2022 |
| 2 |
Range of Nazi Evil Satellites capture dozens of parallel lines hidden in Polish woodlands. |
June 29, 2022 |
| 3 |
Doomsday Lair of Greece Satellites capture bizarre structures on the Greek island of Kefalonia. |
July 6, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bullseye in the Sky Satellite capture a bizarre pattern obscuring an eastern Atlantic island. |
January 12, 2023 |
| 2 |
Mystery of the Fallen Star Aerial archaeologists use laser imaging to capture a distinct star-shaped pattern carved into the marsh of a Florida swamp; experts investigate and reveal a lost Civil War fort linked to an extraordinary community with a tragic past. |
January 19, 2023 |
| 3 |
Indiana's War Factory Satellite images capture a large compound of abandoned structures that are overgrown with vegetation in Indiana; experts investigate and uncover a derelict WWII munitions factory that played a crucial role in US military history. |
January 26, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Science |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 10, 2015 |
| Last aired | March 16, 2023 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |