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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

So the sun does have a wind,it's called the solar wind, and that's what pushesthe comets'...

So the sun does have a wind,
it's called the solar wind, and that's what pushes
the comets' tails away from them

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So the sun does have a wind, it's called the solar wind,
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:08.002
and that's what pushes the comets' tails away from them.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:08
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 For instance, a 200-tonne blue whale - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
For instance, a 200-tonne blue whale
S01 • E02 The force driving the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The force driving the solar wind
S01 • E01 The answer lies in the fact that in certain crucial ways, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
The answer lies in the fact that in certain crucial ways,
S01 • E02 I guess a lot of people don't realise that the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
I guess a lot of people don't realise that the sun
S01 • E01 Here is a lump of titanium. It's a very reactive metal, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Here is a lump of titanium. It's a very reactive metal,
S01 • E02 At its most basic level, the sun's magnetic field - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
At its most basic level, the sun's magnetic field
S01 • E02 And you can see quite clearly that there are regions near the equator - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
And you can see quite clearly that there are regions near th...
S01 • E01 But here is also titanium - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
But here is also titanium
S01 • E02 At the sun's surface, the magnetic - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
At the sun's surface, the magnetic
S01 • E01 Powder titanium has far more of its surface, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
Powder titanium has far more of its surface,
S01 • E02 This heat makes the charged particles move so fast - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This heat makes the charged particles move so fast
S01 • E02 The particles then flow out - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The particles then flow out
S01 • E01 Cells absorb nutrients and oxygen from the outside. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Cells absorb nutrients and oxygen from the outside.
S01 • E02 Here they're trapped, here they can get away far from the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Here they're trapped, here they can get away far from t...
S01 • E01 Being small and, therefore, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Being small and, therefore,
S01 • E02 Tim has another demonstration to show how the solar winds - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Tim has another demonstration to show how the solar winds
S01 • E01 If they were significantly larger, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
If they were significantly larger,
S01 • E02 Water coming out of the hosepipe, that's like the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Water coming out of the hosepipe, that's like the solar...
S01 • E01 Ultimately, though, there's a limit to how small they can be. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Ultimately, though, there's a limit to how small they c...
S01 • E01 Cells are full of stuff - - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:17
Cells are full of stuff -