Episode 1. See how CGI imagery, the latest scientific research and archive footage created the series. In this episode: looking at the sun. 1/5. This series combines stunning CGI imagery, the latest scientific research and archival footage captured during scientific missions to immerse viewers in the expansive and dramatic story of the universe, from its moment of inception 13.8 billion years ago, to what could be its ultimate fate, trillions upon trillions of years in the future.