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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

So, using Leavitt's discovery, he could calculate that it must bevery, very bright

So, using Leavitt's discovery, he could calculate that it must be
very, very bright

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So, using Leavitt's discovery,
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he could calculate that it must be very, very bright.
Duration
7 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:10
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 The paint, called Vantablack, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The paint, called Vantablack,
S01 • E02 But because it looked so faint when seen from Earth, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
But because it looked so faint when seen from Earth,
S01 • E02 In fact, the Andromeda Galaxy is two and a half million light years away. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
In fact, the Andromeda Galaxy is two and a half million ligh...
S01 • E01 So it just looks like a black surface here, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
So it just looks like a black surface here,
S01 • E02 So the mystery of these faint, wispy nebulae was solved. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So the mystery of these faint, wispy nebulae was solved.
S01 • E01 So, if you imagine a forest of trees, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
So, if you imagine a forest of trees,
S01 • E02 As suspected, some of them are indeed collections of gas and dust, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
As suspected, some of them are indeed collections of gas and...
S01 • E01 So light comes in, photons come in, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So light comes in, photons come in,
S01 • E02 But others, like Andromeda, are their own independent galaxies - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
But others, like Andromeda, are their own independent galaxi...
S01 • E01 So, as you can see on here, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
So, as you can see on here,
S01 • E01 So light coming in gets in between the nanotubes and bounces around - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So light coming in gets in between the nanotubes and bounces...
S01 • E02 So now that we can identify - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
So now that we can identify
S01 • E01 I want to get across to you just how black this material is. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
I want to get across to you just how black this material is.
S01 • E01 This card has been painted with the blackest - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
This card has been painted with the blackest
S01 • E02 Michelle, I can see the Oort cloud and the sun in the middle. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Michelle, I can see the Oort cloud and the sun in the middle...
S01 • E02 Yeah, so the Oort cloud is sort of the edge of our solar system almost, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Yeah, so the Oort cloud is sort of the edge of our solar sys...
S01 • E01 But put it alongside the Vantablack, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
But put it alongside the Vantablack,
S01 • E02 OK, let's see what else is in our local neighbourhood - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
OK, let's see what else is in our local neighbourhood
S01 • E02 So what is starting to come into shot now? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
So what is starting to come into shot now?
S01 • E01 And even more impressive, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
And even more impressive,