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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Using spectroscopyand other observations, we now know that galaxies movethrough space in...

Using spectroscopy
and other observations, we now know that galaxies move
through space in complex ways

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Using spectroscopy and other observations,
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we now know that galaxies move through space in complex ways.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:31
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 Under the influence of the vast power of gravity, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Under the influence of the vast power of gravity,
S01 • E01 And soon they caught glimpses of the building blocks of all matter - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
And soon they caught glimpses of the building blocks of all ...
S01 • E02 These groups can be drawn into larger structures - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
These groups can be drawn into larger structures
S01 • E01 Here's a typical image without aberration correction. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Here's a typical image without aberration correction.
S01 • E01 The white blurs resolve into two clear dots, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
The white blurs resolve into two clear dots,
S01 • E02 And these clusters can group together - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
And these clusters can group together
S01 • E02 These consist of millions of galaxies - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
These consist of millions of galaxies
S01 • E02 In recent years, cosmologists have discovered - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
In recent years, cosmologists have discovered
S01 • E01 Seeing is believing, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Seeing is believing,
S01 • E01 They had achieved a scientific miracle. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
They had achieved a scientific miracle.
S01 • E02 Over the past decade, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Over the past decade,
S01 • E01 It was like if you have a huge fog. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It was like if you have a huge fog.
S01 • E02 Hello, Helene. Hi, Jim. It's nice to see you. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Hello, Helene. Hi, Jim. It's nice to see you.
S01 • E02 Helene worked day and night using video conference calls - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Helene worked day and night using video conference calls
S01 • E01 And it's the most important effect of aberration correction. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
And it's the most important effect of aberration correc...
S01 • E01 By 2020, they'd gone from academic outcasts - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
By 2020, they'd gone from academic outcasts
S01 • E02 These telescopes are in different time zones, so when do you sleep? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
These telescopes are in different time zones, so when do you...
S01 • E01 The images that came out are truly spectacular, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The images that came out are truly spectacular,
S01 • E02 But I love observing, so I always try to be on all the shifts. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
But I love observing, so I always try to be on all the shift...
S01 • E02 I've seen you describe yourself as a cosmographer. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
I've seen you describe yourself as a cosmographer.