Quando um asteroide entra em rota de colisão com a Terra sem nada para o travar, uma professora determinada luta para manter os seus alunos a salvo, custe o que custar.

Num observatório isolado, Dr. Lehman (Christopher Lloyd, de “De Volta Para o Futuro) descobre um meteoro com aproximadamente três vezes o tamanho do Monte Everest, chamado Kassandra, vindo diretamente em direção do planeta Terra. Em seguida localizam terríveis chuvas de meteoritos que começam a atingir as maiores cidades do Globo terrestre. O desastre iminente faz aflorar o melhor e o pior das pessoas, que podem tanto ajudar uns aos outros, como querer tirar vantagem da situação.

Agent Z And The Penguin From Mars was a 1996 Children's BBC sitcom, based on the book of the same name by Mark Haddon.

The six episode series followed the exploits of Ben Simpson, played by Duncan Barton, and his friends Barney, played by Andrew McKay, and Jenks, played by Reggie Yates, who together formed the "Crane Grove Gang", named after the street where they lived. This was a society dedicated to playing ingenious practical jokes in an initiative called "Agent Z".

In this two-part series, we take a look at the monumental discoveries underway, specifically surrounding black holes and meteorites. Black holes have been revealed as one of the foundations for the basic conditions of life. Through black holes, life is possible in an infinite number of places in space. We also follow how meteorites brought the basic substances of life to our planet, allowing for its creation. The films describe the latest findings concerning cosmic events in relation to the origin of life, providing a grandiose perspective of what makes life possible.