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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Absolutely, but there arestill particles in space, very diffused gas throughoutall of...

Absolutely, but there are
still particles in space, very diffused gas throughout
all of space and it's possible for sound
to propagate in that as ripples through the gas

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Absolutely, but there are still particles in space,
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very diffused gas throughout all of space
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and it's possible for sound to propagate in that
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as ripples through the gas.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:26
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E01 The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays,
S01 • E02 Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra,
S01 • E01 This begs the question, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
This begs the question,
S01 • E02 They show massive energy bursts, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They show massive energy bursts,
S01 • E01 The first hints that this might be possible - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The first hints that this might be possible
S01 • E01 Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through crystals, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through cryst...
S01 • E02 Each ripple is effectively part of a sound - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Each ripple is effectively part of a sound
S01 • E02 Andrew has calculated that these sound waves - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Andrew has calculated that these sound waves
S01 • E01 These images may not look like much, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
These images may not look like much,
S01 • E01 And by crackling it, you can deduce the way the atoms - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
And by crackling it, you can deduce the way the atoms
S01 • E02 You've calculated that the sound is a B flat? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
You've calculated that the sound is a B flat?
S01 • E02 Indeed. Which is why we're here - because George, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Indeed. Which is why we're here - because George,
S01 • E01 This process of turning images like these into an understanding - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
This process of turning images like these into an understand...
S01 • E02 First of all, George plays us a B flat - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
First of all, George plays us a B flat
S01 • E01 For a sense of how X-ray crystallography works, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
For a sense of how X-ray crystallography works,
S01 • E02 Every time George goes an octave lower, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Every time George goes an octave lower,
S01 • E01 To keep it simple, let's say they're all arranged in neat rows, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
To keep it simple, let's say they're all arranged ...
S01 • E02 Three octaves down and he's using the longest pipe at his disposal, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Three octaves down and he's using the longest pipe at h...
S01 • E01 What's important is that the wavelength of the X-rays - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
What's important is that the wavelength of the X-rays
S01 • E02 So we've gone down three octaves? Yes. But to get to the sound... - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So we've gone down three octaves? Yes. But to get to th...