Ocean Geographic

It's an adventure like none you've ever experienced – an out-of-this world journey through the solar system, compliments of earth's most advanced telescopes and state-of-the-art animation. National Geographic Channel's six-part series "A Traveler's Guide to Planets," takes viewers on heart-racing ride from the solar flares of Mercury to the canyons of Mars to the icy terrain of the dwarf planet Pluto, and beyond. The program premiered last night and continues tonight and tomorrow.

May 27, 1941 was an important day in the history of World War II, as British forces finally managed to sink the German army's most robust sea-bound threat–a ship known as The Bismarck. The vast stretch of water known as the Atlantic Ocean was the final resting place for the mighty vessel, with over 2,000 of its crew also plummeting to a watery grave. Dr. Robert D. Ballard, who previously led an exhaustive search and discovery mission for the Titanic, set his sights on The Bismarck after successfully pinpointing the location of the most famous sunken ship in history.

Three miles beneath the Atlantic a feared Nazi warship stands proudly defiant….
On May 27, 1941, the German Navy's most powerful vessel, Bismarck, was sunk in waters nearly three miles deep taking with it more than 2,000 lives. "Sink the Bismarck!" was the cry as British forces searched the Atlantic for the German battleship. The pursuit ended in a battle that plunged the Bismarck into waters nearly three miles deep, taking with it more that 2,000 lives. The vast stretch of water in the Atlantic Ocean was the final resting place for the mighty vessel, with most of its crew also plummeting to a watery grave.

Whether it's a romantic getaway to the breathtaking canyons of Mars or the ultimate vacation in Jupiter's magnetic field, National Geographic Channel brings you the ultimate in adventure travel, but it is not for the faint-hearted. Today's super space traveller must endure drastic climates that shift from 450 degrees celsius in the sun to minus 170 celsius in the shade, crushing gravity, acid smog, and blistering radiation. From Jupiter's churning red eye to Saturn's glittering rings, the sights are out of this world. Blast-off with A Traveller's Guide to The Planets, the ultimate travel guide to the Solar System.