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Dozens of starsorbit around Sagittarius A *, some passingjust a fewbillion miles from the...

Universe • S01E04 • 2021
Dozens of stars
orbit around Sagittarius A *, some passingjust a few
billion miles from the event horizon, a hair's breadth on galactic scales. These flybys
could have fatal consequences

Full Transcript

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Dozens of stars orbit around Sagittarius A *,
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some passingjust a few billion miles from the event horizon,
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a hair's breadth on galactic scales.
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These flybys could have fatal consequences.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
66
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:08
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E03 the finishing touches on a masterpiece of galactic creation. - Universe 00:06
the finishing touches on a masterpiece of galactic creation.
S01 • E02 But I think there are two questions about life. - Universe 00:05
But I think there are two questions about life.
S01 • E01 Trillions of stars have existed since the universe began... - Universe 00:05
Trillions of stars have existed since the universe began...
S01 • E02 One question is about the origin and the existence of microbes. - Universe 00:05
One question is about the origin and the existence of microb...
S01 • E02 But often, when we speak about aliens, what we really mean - Universe 00:08
But often, when we speak about aliens, what we really mean
S01 • E03 The poet, John Donne, famously wrote, "No man is an island entire of itself, - Universe 00:22
The poet, John Donne, famously wrote, "No man is an isl...
S01 • E01 But ours has nurtured that most miraculous thing, - Universe 00:10
But ours has nurtured that most miraculous thing,
S01 • E05 So the Big Bang was not, - Universe 00:14
So the Big Bang was not,
S01 • E02 We need things that we can speak to, civilisations. - Universe 00:05
We need things that we can speak to, civilisations.
S01 • E04 Some of these stars will likely have planets in orbit, - Universe 00:09
Some of these stars will likely have planets in orbit,
S01 • E02 What is the probability there will be other civilisations out there - Universe 00:06
What is the probability there will be other civilisations ou...
S01 • E02 Well, again, the answer is we don't know. - Universe 00:04
Well, again, the answer is we don't know.
S01 • E01 And that makes the Sun a truly remarkable star. - Universe 00:05
And that makes the Sun a truly remarkable star.
S01 • E02 But there are observations we can make, patterns we can see - Universe 00:10
But there are observations we can make, patterns we can see
S01 • E03 And the same is true for galaxies. No galaxy is an island entire of itself. - Universe 00:06
And the same is true for galaxies. No galaxy is an island en...
S01 • E04 a moth to a flame, pulled from its parent star towards the abyss. - Universe 00:08
a moth to a flame, pulled from its parent star towards the a...
S01 • E05 And the fossilised remains of these momentous events, - Universe 00:28
And the fossilised remains of these momentous events,
S01 • E03 And the history of the Milky Way stretches back 13 billion years or more. - Universe 00:05
And the history of the Milky Way stretches back 13 billion y...
S01 • E01 That is the only star we know of - Universe 00:11
That is the only star we know of
S01 • E03 That's pretty much the entire history of the universe, - Universe 00:17
That's pretty much the entire history of the universe,