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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

The next question is, on this scale, how far apart shouldthe Earth and sun be?

The next question is, on this scale, how far apart should
the Earth and sun be?

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The next question is, on this scale,
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how far apart should the Earth and sun be?
Duration
6 seconds
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30
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:27
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 • E02 Again, this is very different from the orrery - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Again, this is very different from the orrery
S01 • E01 And that's because of the science of air resistance. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
And that's because of the science of air resistance.
S01 • E01 Take a golf ball and a ping-pong ball. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Take a golf ball and a ping-pong ball.
S01 • E01 It's easier to throw a golf ball than a ping-pong ball. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It's easier to throw a golf ball than a ping-pong ball.
S01 • E02 The distance between the Earth and the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The distance between the Earth and the sun
S01 • E01 They both have the same surface area - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
They both have the same surface area
S01 • E02 You see, in space, distances are so vast - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
You see, in space, distances are so vast
S01 • E01 But the ping-pong ball is lighter, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
But the ping-pong ball is lighter,
S01 • E01 Megaphragma is like a tiny ping-pong ball, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:20
Megaphragma is like a tiny ping-pong ball,
S01 • E02 And, as it happens, the distance between the Earth and the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
And, as it happens, the distance between the Earth and the s...
S01 • E02 The sun is 150 million kilometres from the Earth, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The sun is 150 million kilometres from the Earth,
S01 • E02 So, our neighbouring planet, Mars, orbits the sun at an average - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
So, our neighbouring planet, Mars, orbits the sun at an aver...
S01 • E01 If you were to make this the size of a human, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
If you were to make this the size of a human,
S01 • E02 The asteroid belt, containing millions of floating rocks, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The asteroid belt, containing millions of floating rocks,
S01 • E01 Yet, it's so successively adapted to the world in which it exists that, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:15
Yet, it's so successively adapted to the world in which...
S01 • E02 Jupiter orbits at an average of five AU. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Jupiter orbits at an average of five AU.
S01 • E01 When we look at even tinier objects, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
When we look at even tinier objects,
S01 • E02 And Neptune orbits at an average distance of 30 AU. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
And Neptune orbits at an average distance of 30 AU.
S01 • E01 As we increase magnification, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
As we increase magnification,
S01 • E02 Many of us think this is the end of the solar system... - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Many of us think this is the end of the solar system...