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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

So, the Oort cloudis believed to extend up to three light years in diameter

So, the Oort cloud
is believed to extend up to three light years in diameter

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So, the Oort cloud is believed to extend
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up to three light years in diameter.
Duration
7 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:23
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 We could see tiny details on the bodies of insects - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
We could see tiny details on the bodies of insects
S01 • E02 Now, travelling outwards, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Now, travelling outwards,
S01 • E01 And then we came face-to-face with one of our deadliest enemies. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
And then we came face-to-face with one of our deadliest enem...
S01 • E02 We now know that the beautiful ribbon of stars - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:22
We now know that the beautiful ribbon of stars
S01 • E01 This is an infectious bronchitis virus. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
This is an infectious bronchitis virus.
S01 • E01 And these are common cold viruses. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
And these are common cold viruses.
S01 • E01 On them, you can see something strange, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
On them, you can see something strange,
S01 • E01 They were, in fact, tiny spikes, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
They were, in fact, tiny spikes,
S01 • E02 In the first decades of the 20th century, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
In the first decades of the 20th century,
S01 • E01 So they named this new class of viruses - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So they named this new class of viruses
S01 • E02 Many astronomers believed that everything we could see - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
Many astronomers believed that everything we could see
S01 • E01 These are all coronaviruses. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
These are all coronaviruses.
S01 • E01 In 2020, electron microscopes helped to identify a new virus - - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
In 2020, electron microscopes helped to identify a new virus...
S01 • E02 So the argument went, what we refer to today as our Milky Way galaxy - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
So the argument went, what we refer to today as our Milky Wa...
S01 • E02 They argued that our universe is composed of - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
They argued that our universe is composed of
S01 • E01 Professor Pippa Hawes studies viruses like Covid-19 - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Professor Pippa Hawes studies viruses like Covid-19
S01 • E02 Colossal independent islands of stars, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Colossal independent islands of stars,
S01 • E01 How have electron microscopes allowed us to understand Covid-19? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
How have electron microscopes allowed us to understand Covid...
S01 • E02 So our Milky Way would just be one galaxy among many. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So our Milky Way would just be one galaxy among many.
S01 • E01 They've been crucial because they've allowed us to investigate - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
They've been crucial because they've allowed us to...