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And that allows us to measure the distance to the galaxythat contains the supernova

Universe • S01E05 • 2021
And that allows us to measure the distance to the galaxy
that contains the supernova

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And that allows us to measure
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the distance to the galaxy that contains the supernova.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
63
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:42
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary
Production
Samsa Film,KeyFilm

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Movie Summary

Professor Brian Cox journeys across the vastness of time and space revealing epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever.
S01 • E04 It looks like their origin is Sagittarius A*. - Universe 00:05
It looks like their origin is Sagittarius A*.
S01 • E05 And because they shine so bright, - Universe 00:07
And because they shine so bright,
S01 • E04 I mean, Sagittarius A* is big but not big on a galactic scale. - Universe 00:05
I mean, Sagittarius A* is big but not big on a galactic scal...
S01 • E05 That means that we can measure the distance to galaxies - Universe 00:08
That means that we can measure the distance to galaxies
S01 • E04 It would fit comfortably inside the orbit of Mercury, - Universe 00:05
It would fit comfortably inside the orbit of Mercury,
S01 • E01 But the planets were lifeless rocks. - Universe 00:04
But the planets were lifeless rocks.
S01 • E03 of the transformation of the Milky Way triggered by another galactic collision. - Universe 00:07
of the transformation of the Milky Way triggered by another ...
S01 • E02 Now, many rocky planets out there in the galaxy will probably have this, - Universe 00:15
Now, many rocky planets out there in the galaxy will probabl...
S01 • E04 Though our black hole is only a fraction of the size of the galaxy around it, - Universe 00:11
Though our black hole is only a fraction of the size of the ...
S01 • E05 But there's other information encoded in the light. - Universe 00:05
But there's other information encoded in the light.
S01 • E01 Only the Sun had the power to turn them into worlds. - Universe 00:07
Only the Sun had the power to turn them into worlds.
S01 • E02 So that's why there's a kind of a catchphrase - Universe 00:11
So that's why there's a kind of a catchphrase
S01 • E01 Some were too far away from the Sun. - Universe 00:05
Some were too far away from the Sun.
S01 • E04 Every few million years, - Universe 00:07
Every few million years,
S01 • E05 When we look at the light from distant supernova explosions, - Universe 00:15
When we look at the light from distant supernova explosions,
S01 • E01 Ice giants — - Universe 00:08
Ice giants —
S01 • E03 Sagittarius dwarf, - Universe 00:11
Sagittarius dwarf,
S01 • E04 was accelerated by twisting magnetic fields... - Universe 00:10
was accelerated by twisting magnetic fields...
S01 • E01 Others formed too close to the Sun, - Universe 00:10
Others formed too close to the Sun,
S01 • E02 ...amidst a collapsing cloud of gas, dust and ice... - Universe 00:05
...amidst a collapsing cloud of gas, dust and ice...