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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

But if they're in step, the peaks combine, making a larger waveand a bright dot on the...

But if they're in step, the peaks combine, making a larger wave
and a bright dot on the screen

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But if they're in step,
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the peaks combine,
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making a larger wave and a bright dot on the screen.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:33
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 The same kind of massive ejections have been detected again and again, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The same kind of massive ejections have been detected again ...
S01 • E01 By carefully measuring - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
By carefully measuring
S01 • E02 This extraordinary image shows that millions of years ago, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
This extraordinary image shows that millions of years ago,
S01 • E01 By decoding images like this, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
By decoding images like this,
S01 • E02 So what can possibly lie at the centre of galaxies - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
So what can possibly lie at the centre of galaxies
S01 • E01 The atoms are arranged at each corner of a cube - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The atoms are arranged at each corner of a cube
S01 • E02 This is a panorama photo of our own Milky Way, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This is a panorama photo of our own Milky Way,
S01 • E01 Most importantly, it meant we now knew the distance - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Most importantly, it meant we now knew the distance
S01 • E02 In order to see what's at the centre, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
In order to see what's at the centre,
S01 • E01 But for me, the story of X-ray crystallography - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
But for me, the story of X-ray crystallography
S01 • E02 It's dust particles that lie between the stars. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
It's dust particles that lie between the stars.
S01 • E02 They're produced by the stars, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
They're produced by the stars,
S01 • E01 At Cambridge and Oxford in the 1930s and '40s, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
At Cambridge and Oxford in the 1930s and '40s,
S01 • E02 It's material that's not dissimilar from smoke, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
It's material that's not dissimilar from smoke,
S01 • E02 Essentially, it becomes impenetrable - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Essentially, it becomes impenetrable
S01 • E02 Fortunately, dust is only a problem - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Fortunately, dust is only a problem
S01 • E01 Her first big challenge came during the Second World War - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Her first big challenge came during the Second World War
S01 • E02 Andrew shows me the same view of our galaxy - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Andrew shows me the same view of our galaxy
S01 • E01 Scientists had already noticed that the newly discovered penicillin - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Scientists had already noticed that the newly discovered pen...
S01 • E01 It could stop infections in their tracks, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
It could stop infections in their tracks,