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It remains reasonably abstract. What we see is this average structure
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

It remains reasonably abstract. Whatwe see is this average structure of subatomic...

It remains reasonably abstract. What
we see is this average structure of subatomic particles, and that
gives us this average round shape

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It remains reasonably abstract. What we see is this average structure
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of subatomic particles, and that gives us this average round shape.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:20
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 • E02 We can see that some of the light was absorbed - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
We can see that some of the light was absorbed
S01 • E02 Using this method, Alexia has been able to create a 3D map - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Using this method, Alexia has been able to create a 3D map
S01 • E01 We've magnified this sample that we've taken out - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
We've magnified this sample that we've taken out
S01 • E02 These red blobs are all galaxies or galactic clusters, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
These red blobs are all galaxies or galactic clusters,
S01 • E01 For me, as a theoretical physicist, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:20
For me, as a theoretical physicist,
S01 • E02 We've used three different statistical tests - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
We've used three different statistical tests
S01 • E02 That it's really there. Why is it so unexpected and exciting? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
That it's really there. Why is it so unexpected and exc...
S01 • E02 So we have this thing in cosmology known as the cosmological principle - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
So we have this thing in cosmology known as the cosmological...
S01 • E01 I still can't get my head around the fact - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
I still can't get my head around the fact
S01 • E01 I mean, I've spent my career studying atomic nuclei, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
I mean, I've spent my career studying atomic nuclei,
S01 • E02 The cosmological principle has a specific cut-off limit - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The cosmological principle has a specific cut-off limit
S01 • E01 The notion that we're looking at an individual atom here... - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The notion that we're looking at an individual atom her...
S01 • E02 But the giant arc here is over three billion light years wide, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
But the giant arc here is over three billion light years wid...
S01 • E01 And I love the analogy - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
And I love the analogy
S01 • E02 The giant arc is so big that, if we could see it from Earth, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
The giant arc is so big that, if we could see it from Earth,
S01 • E01 Atoms are tiny. They are tiny. The fact that we have an instrument - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Atoms are tiny. They are tiny. The fact that we have an inst...
S01 • E02 The reason it's so mysterious - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The reason it's so mysterious
S01 • E01 I might be either simple-minded or single-minded, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
I might be either simple-minded or single-minded,
S01 • E02 Even bigger superstructures have been found, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Even bigger superstructures have been found,
S01 • E01 We've now entered a realm in which we can see individual atoms, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
We've now entered a realm in which we can see individua...