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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

But we can also see Procyon there, that's about 11 light yearsaway from us

But we can also see Procyon there, that's about 11 light years
away from us

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But we can also see Procyon there,
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that's about 11 light years away from us.
Duration
5 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:37
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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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 But if I do the same thing with the Vantablack, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
But if I do the same thing with the Vantablack,
S01 • E02 Compared to our solar system, we're talking about quite large scales now - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Compared to our solar system, we're talking about quite...
S01 • E01 All the light is being absorbed. None of it is reflected. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
All the light is being absorbed. None of it is reflected.
S01 • E01 What is it useful for? So its main uses are in satellite systems, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
What is it useful for? So its main uses are in satellite sys...
S01 • E02 For me, it's not even a real unit of measure until we get to, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
For me, it's not even a real unit of measure until we g...
S01 • E02 So all these stars we're looking at here, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
So all these stars we're looking at here,
S01 • E01 It's also used for calibrating infrared cameras - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
It's also used for calibrating infrared cameras
S01 • E02 Normally I don't worry about anything that's less than - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Normally I don't worry about anything that's less ...
S01 • E02 So let's zoom out much, much further - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So let's zoom out much, much further
S01 • E02 ..to encounter an important structure in our Milky Way, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
..to encounter an important structure in our Milky Way,
S01 • E01 For me, this is an entirely unexpected - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
For me, this is an entirely unexpected
S01 • E02 So what we're seeing here now is the Orion Arm, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So what we're seeing here now is the Orion Arm,
S01 • E02 And spiral arms are kind of the largest visible structures - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
And spiral arms are kind of the largest visible structures
S01 • E01 Glimpsing tiny nanotubes was impressive, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Glimpsing tiny nanotubes was impressive,
S01 • E02 The Orion Arm is home to one of the most famous astronomical objects - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The Orion Arm is home to one of the most famous astronomical...
S01 • E01 By the 1980s, scientists were trying to see ever smaller things, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
By the 1980s, scientists were trying to see ever smaller thi...
S01 • E02 A dense molecular cloud lit up by the stars it contains. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
A dense molecular cloud lit up by the stars it contains.
S01 • E01 They wondered if they could see by feeling. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
They wondered if they could see by feeling.
S01 • E01 Basically, the idea was to mimic the way the needle - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Basically, the idea was to mimic the way the needle
S01 • E02 It's well over 1,000 light years away from us. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It's well over 1,000 light years away from us.