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So this is the full cell? The full bacteria? Yeah
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

So this is the full cell?The full bacteria? Yeah

So this is the full cell?
The full bacteria? Yeah

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So this is the full cell? The full bacteria? Yeah.
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00:28:13
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May 06, 2025
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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 Some estimates say it could be up to two million light years across. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Some estimates say it could be up to two million light years...
S01 • E01 So you can sort of start to see features on the surface. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So you can sort of start to see features on the surface.
S01 • E02 The light we can see with our own eyes - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The light we can see with our own eyes
S01 • E01 And these are already well below optical microscopy kind of sizes. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
And these are already well below optical microscopy kind of ...
S01 • E02 That's because many astronomical objects give off radiation - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
That's because many astronomical objects give off radia...
S01 • E01 Right. My scan's going to be 500 nanometres wide. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Right. My scan's going to be 500 nanometres wide.
S01 • E01 So we're now looking at the surface of the bacteria? Yes. Yes. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
So we're now looking at the surface of the bacteria? Ye...
S01 • E01 This is really impressive. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
This is really impressive.
S01 • E01 What we're looking at here is bacteria skin - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
What we're looking at here is bacteria skin
S01 • E02 On this end you have gamma rays, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
On this end you have gamma rays,
S01 • E02 Then X-rays and then ultraviolet. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Then X-rays and then ultraviolet.
S01 • E02 On this side you have infrared radiation - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
On this side you have infrared radiation
S01 • E01 Each one of these black spots is a hole on the bacteria, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Each one of these black spots is a hole on the bacteria,
S01 • E02 And this slice in the middle, this is visible light. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
And this slice in the middle, this is visible light.
S01 • E01 These are the holes that let water and nutrients - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
These are the holes that let water and nutrients
S01 • E02 It's what our eyes - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
It's what our eyes
S01 • E02 The rest of the spectrum is, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
The rest of the spectrum is,
S01 • E01 So we're looking at how they're arranged, relative to each other. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So we're looking at how they're arranged, relative...
S01 • E02 In the past few decades, we've launched telescopes into space - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
In the past few decades, we've launched telescopes into...
S01 • E01 And what's interesting is that - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
And what's interesting is that