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Comets have two tails which develop as they approach the sun
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Comets have two tails which developas they approach the sun and they point in...

Comets have two tails which develop
as they approach the sun and they point in slightly
different directions

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Comets have two tails which develop as they approach the sun
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and they point in slightly different directions.
Duration
8 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:45
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 Seeing them beat in such detail - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Seeing them beat in such detail
S01 • E02 One of them is made of dust and it often trails behind the comet - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
One of them is made of dust and it often trails behind the c...
S01 • E01 You can see lots of them beating at about 30 beats per minute, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
You can see lots of them beating at about 30 beats per minut...
S01 • E02 Here's the puzzle that baffled the astronomers of the past - - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Here's the puzzle that baffled the astronomers of the p...
S01 • E01 It would be difficult to do that ethically so what we do is - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
It would be difficult to do that ethically so what we do is
S01 • E02 It's as though there's a wind being produced by the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
It's as though there's a wind being produced by th...
S01 • E01 We reprogram the human skin cells back to stem cells - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
We reprogram the human skin cells back to stem cells
S01 • E02 How can there be a wind blowing through empty space? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
How can there be a wind blowing through empty space?
S01 • E01 The cytoplasm contains lots of contractile filaments - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The cytoplasm contains lots of contractile filaments
S01 • E02 A clue to this cosmic mystery can be seen - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
A clue to this cosmic mystery can be seen
S01 • E01 There's a whole community of cells here that are talking to each other - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
There's a whole community of cells here that are talkin...
S01 • E02 The sun has its own fiery atmosphere - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The sun has its own fiery atmosphere
S01 • E01 They've got personality. You know, they do what they want. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
They've got personality. You know, they do what they wa...
S01 • E02 It consists of colossal ejections, loops and flares - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
It consists of colossal ejections, loops and flares
S01 • E01 If the light here is too bright they will just move, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
If the light here is too bright they will just move,
S01 • E02 But the plasma extends far beyond the corona, out among the planets. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
But the plasma extends far beyond the corona, out among the ...
S01 • E01 Microscopes are key to understanding cells, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Microscopes are key to understanding cells,
S01 • E02 So the sun does have a wind, it's called the solar wind, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So the sun does have a wind, it's called the solar wind...
S01 • E01 For instance, a 200-tonne blue whale - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
For instance, a 200-tonne blue whale
S01 • E02 The force driving the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The force driving the solar wind