The first documentary shot aboard China's space station will debut in theaters nationwide on Sept. 5, distributors announced Tuesday.

Two Nova documentaries airing this month explore life in the universe as well as dark matter and dark energy.

The documentary quickly steps through the findings of major period luminaries to show how human thinking about the universe evolved.

From jaw-dropping ventures of astronauts to the possibilities of alien life, these 10 documentaries about space on Netflix are worth watching.

The story follows the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a machine that sifts through the universe for hidden matter.

Thanks to the streamable space documentaries on Netflix, you can travel into orbit without leaving your couch. And the documentaries cover all the bases.

To rank 11 best space documentaries on Netflix streaming in 2015, we used our standard formula. Going simply by IMDb rating just wouldn’t cut it, although we did include it in our final ranking.

“Return to Space” efficiently tells the thrilling story of how SpaceX, in league with NASA, sent astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station.