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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

That's because many astronomicalobjects give off radiation right across what we callthe...

That's because many astronomical
objects give off radiation right across what we call
the electromagnetic spectrum

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That's because many astronomical objects give off radiation
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right across what we call the electromagnetic spectrum.
Duration
10 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:28:28
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 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
S01 • E01 And then sometimes there are these gaps in your lattice. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
And then sometimes there are these gaps in your lattice.
S01 • E01 So those are the weak spots? We don't know. Oh, OK. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So those are the weak spots? We don't know. Oh, OK.
S01 • E01 So we want to know... That's, like, a next question - - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So we want to know... That's, like, a next question -
S01 • E02 And as we look beyond visible light, it's like pulling back a veil... - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
And as we look beyond visible light, it's like pulling ...
S01 • E01 So we know that some kind of patches will make the membrane weaker. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So we know that some kind of patches will make the membrane ...
S01 • E02 ..giving us astonishing new insights into the very larger structures. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
..giving us astonishing new insights into the very larger st...