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Yeah, so Alpha Centauri is our
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Yeah, so Alpha Centauri is our nearest neighbour star system

Yeah, so Alpha Centauri is our nearest neighbour star system

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Yeah, so Alpha Centauri is our
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nearest neighbour star system.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:22:29
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 So it's actually three stars, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So it's actually three stars,
S01 • E02 But we can also see Procyon there, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
But we can also see Procyon there,
S01 • E01 But if I do the same thing with the Vantablack, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
But if I do the same thing with the Vantablack,
S01 • E02 Compared to our solar system, we're talking about quite large scales now - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Compared to our solar system, we're talking about quite...
S01 • E01 All the light is being absorbed. None of it is reflected. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
All the light is being absorbed. None of it is reflected.
S01 • E01 What is it useful for? So its main uses are in satellite systems, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
What is it useful for? So its main uses are in satellite sys...
S01 • E02 For me, it's not even a real unit of measure until we get to, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
For me, it's not even a real unit of measure until we g...
S01 • E02 So all these stars we're looking at here, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
So all these stars we're looking at here,
S01 • E01 It's also used for calibrating infrared cameras - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
It's also used for calibrating infrared cameras
S01 • E02 Normally I don't worry about anything that's less than - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Normally I don't worry about anything that's less ...
S01 • E02 So let's zoom out much, much further - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
So let's zoom out much, much further
S01 • E02 ..to encounter an important structure in our Milky Way, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
..to encounter an important structure in our Milky Way,
S01 • E01 For me, this is an entirely unexpected - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
For me, this is an entirely unexpected
S01 • E02 So what we're seeing here now is the Orion Arm, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So what we're seeing here now is the Orion Arm,
S01 • E02 And spiral arms are kind of the largest visible structures - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
And spiral arms are kind of the largest visible structures
S01 • E01 Glimpsing tiny nanotubes was impressive, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Glimpsing tiny nanotubes was impressive,
S01 • E02 The Orion Arm is home to one of the most famous astronomical objects - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
The Orion Arm is home to one of the most famous astronomical...
S01 • E01 By the 1980s, scientists were trying to see ever smaller things, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
By the 1980s, scientists were trying to see ever smaller thi...
S01 • E02 A dense molecular cloud lit up by the stars it contains. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
A dense molecular cloud lit up by the stars it contains.
S01 • E01 They wondered if they could see by feeling. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
They wondered if they could see by feeling.