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ITS ORBIT IS INCREDIBLY TIGHT
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How the Universe Works

ITS ORBIT IS INCREDIBLY TIGHT. IT'S CLOSER TO ITS STARTHAN MERCURY IS TO OUR SUN... ...AND...

ITS ORBIT IS INCREDIBLY TIGHT. IT'S CLOSER TO ITS STAR
THAN MERCURY IS TO OUR SUN... ...AND 30-TIMES CLOSER IN
THAN THE EARTH. THE RESULT
IS A SUPERHEATED HELL. BUT THERE'S ANOTHER REASON WHY
NOTHING COULD SURVIVE HERE

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ITS ORBIT IS INCREDIBLY TIGHT.
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IT'S CLOSER TO ITS STAR THAN MERCURY IS TO OUR SUN...
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...AND 30-TIMES CLOSER IN THAN THE EARTH.
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THE RESULT IS A SUPERHEATED HELL.
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BUT THERE'S ANOTHER REASON WHY NOTHING COULD SURVIVE HERE...
Duration
30 seconds
Views
137
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:36
Uploaded
Jan 12, 2024
Season
2
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
S02 • E01 THE CO2 CAME FROM VOLCANOES. - How the Universe Works 00:06
THE CO2 CAME FROM VOLCANOES.
S02 • E01 ORBITING SPACE PROBES GAVE THE FIRST CLUES. - How the Universe Works 00:18
ORBITING SPACE PROBES GAVE THE FIRST CLUES.
S02 • E03 ...AND THAT'S THE FEROCIOUS WIND. - How the Universe Works 00:13
...AND THAT'S THE FEROCIOUS WIND.
S01 • E08 Narrator: WHILE THE OUTER LAYERS EXPAND, - How the Universe Works 00:09
Narrator: WHILE THE OUTER LAYERS EXPAND,
S01 • E02 Narrator: SO STRONG THAT THEY EAT LIGHT. - How the Universe Works 00:08
Narrator: SO STRONG THAT THEY EAT LIGHT.
S01 • E05 ...AND RAMMED INTO - How the Universe Works 00:15
...AND RAMMED INTO
S01 • E08 IT'LL CRUSH THE SUN'S CORE - How the Universe Works 00:16
IT'LL CRUSH THE SUN'S CORE
S03 • E01 ...FORGED IN ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT REACTIONS - How the Universe Works 00:08
...FORGED IN ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT REACTIONS
S01 • E02 A BLACK HOLE IS LIKE A ROACH MOTEL. - How the Universe Works 00:21
A BLACK HOLE IS LIKE A ROACH MOTEL.
S02 • E03 WE CAN'T SEE THESE WINDS WITH OUR TELESCOPES... - How the Universe Works 00:05
WE CAN'T SEE THESE WINDS WITH OUR TELESCOPES...
S04 • E06 Without electromagnetism, nothing would be solid. - How the Universe Works 00:06
Without electromagnetism, nothing would be solid.
S01 • E08 IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, - How the Universe Works 00:16
IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM,
S01 • E08 BUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS UNUSUAL. - How the Universe Works 00:07
BUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS UNUSUAL.
S01 • E08 THE FACT IS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF STARS ORBIT IN PAIRS. - How the Universe Works 00:07
THE FACT IS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF STARS ORBIT IN PAIRS.
S01 • E08 WHEN ONE OF THE TWO STARS DIES AND BECOMES A WHITE DWARF, - How the Universe Works 00:11
WHEN ONE OF THE TWO STARS DIES AND BECOMES A WHITE DWARF,
S05 • E01 Each drone represents a different planet. - How the Universe Works 00:22
Each drone represents a different planet.
S02 • E04 ...YET THE FORCE BEHIND THEM IS SIMPLE... - How the Universe Works 00:12
...YET THE FORCE BEHIND THEM IS SIMPLE...
S02 • E04 THE SUN HAS AN IMMENSE MAGNETIC FIELD. - How the Universe Works 00:12
THE SUN HAS AN IMMENSE MAGNETIC FIELD.
S02 • E04 VAST LOOPS OF MAGNETIC FORCE PUSH TOWARD THE SURFACE. - How the Universe Works 00:16
VAST LOOPS OF MAGNETIC FORCE PUSH TOWARD THE SURFACE.
S01 • E02 THE EARTH'S SURFACE WOULD BECOME AN INFERNO. - How the Universe Works 00:19
THE EARTH'S SURFACE WOULD BECOME AN INFERNO.