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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Remember how visible light has alimit because of its wavelength?

Remember how visible light has a
limit because of its wavelength?

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Remember how visible light has a limit because of its wavelength?
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6 seconds
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00:30:28
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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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 Well, it turns out there's another form of light - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Well, it turns out there's another form of light
S01 • E02 Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Our ability to penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos
S01 • E01 Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:19
Crucially, X-rays have very short wavelength
S01 • E02 Astronomers have found massive objects in space - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Astronomers have found massive objects in space
S01 • E01 X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
X-rays contain much more energy than rays of visible light.
S01 • E01 The intense energy of X-rays enables them to pass unhindered - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
The intense energy of X-rays enables them to pass unhindered
S01 • E02 The obvious question that people would ask is, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The obvious question that people would ask is,
S01 • E02 Absolutely, but there are still particles in space, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
Absolutely, but there are still particles in space,
S01 • E01 The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
The larger atoms that make up our bones do stop X-rays,
S01 • E02 Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Using an X-ray telescope called Chandra,
S01 • E01 This begs the question, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
This begs the question,
S01 • E02 They show massive energy bursts, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They show massive energy bursts,
S01 • E01 The first hints that this might be possible - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The first hints that this might be possible
S01 • E01 Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through crystals, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Scientists noticed that when they shone X-rays through cryst...
S01 • E02 Each ripple is effectively part of a sound - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Each ripple is effectively part of a sound
S01 • E02 Andrew has calculated that these sound waves - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Andrew has calculated that these sound waves
S01 • E01 These images may not look like much, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
These images may not look like much,
S01 • E01 And by crackling it, you can deduce the way the atoms - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
And by crackling it, you can deduce the way the atoms
S01 • E02 You've calculated that the sound is a B flat? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
You've calculated that the sound is a B flat?
S01 • E02 Indeed. Which is why we're here - because George, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Indeed. Which is why we're here - because George,