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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

How can I increase its surface area without making itsignificantly smaller? Well

How can I increase its surface area without making it
significantly smaller? Well

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How can I increase its surface area
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without making it significantly smaller? Well...
Duration
8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:09:43
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 I've calculated these five fingers increase the surface area - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
I've calculated these five fingers increase the surface...
S01 • E02 The interstellar medium - the stuff which the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
The interstellar medium - the stuff which the solar wind
S01 • E02 Gases can move and flow, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Gases can move and flow,
S01 • E01 Welcome to my digestive tract. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Welcome to my digestive tract.
S01 • E01 These protuberances are called microvilli. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
These protuberances are called microvilli.
S01 • E01 They're each about a 1,000th of a millimetre long, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:17
They're each about a 1,000th of a millimetre long,
S01 • E02 If we do think of space as a fluid, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
If we do think of space as a fluid,
S01 • E01 Of course, the real thing is rather more impressive. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Of course, the real thing is rather more impressive.
S01 • E01 Scientists have calculated that, because of the microvilli, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Scientists have calculated that, because of the microvilli,
S01 • E02 Like the hull of a boat, our heliosphere helps protect us - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Like the hull of a boat, our heliosphere helps protect us
S01 • E02 Space doesn't just contain gas and dust, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Space doesn't just contain gas and dust,
S01 • E01 Modern optical microscopes have uncovered a strange world - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Modern optical microscopes have uncovered a strange world
S01 • E02 Fortunately for us, the magnetic bubble of the heliosphere - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Fortunately for us, the magnetic bubble of the heliosphere
S01 • E01 A world very different from our own. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
A world very different from our own.
S01 • E02 So, in a sense, our heliosphere is like a life raft - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
So, in a sense, our heliosphere is like a life raft
S01 • E01 All revealed by a device that is essentially remarkably simple. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
All revealed by a device that is essentially remarkably simp...
S01 • E02 As it pushes its way through the interstellar medium, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
As it pushes its way through the interstellar medium,
S01 • E01 This is a modern but pretty basic compound microscope, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:20
This is a modern but pretty basic compound microscope,
S01 • E02 It's thought that most if not all stars have heliospheres. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It's thought that most if not all stars have heliospher...
S01 • E02 Our telescopes have taken photographs of other stars - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Our telescopes have taken photographs of other stars