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For most of its life,a star burns hydrogen — the simplest chemical element,with one proton...

Universe • S01E01 • 2021
For most of its life,
a star burns hydrogen — the simplest chemical element,
with one proton in its nucleus — into helium, with two protons

Full Transcript

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For most of its life, a star burns hydrogen —
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the simplest chemical element, with one proton in its nucleus —
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into helium, with two protons.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:37
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E05 But their light can't guide us directly across the dark ages. - Universe 00:18
But their light can't guide us directly across the dark...
S01 • E04 Instead, it developed a taste for more massive prey. - Universe 00:05
Instead, it developed a taste for more massive prey.
S01 • E01 Now, when it runs out of hydrogen in the core, - Universe 00:11
Now, when it runs out of hydrogen in the core,
S01 • E01 So it makes carbon, with six protons, - Universe 00:08
So it makes carbon, with six protons,
S01 • E03 capturing billions of incoming stars. - Universe 00:05
capturing billions of incoming stars.
S01 • E01 But when the star has assembled iron in its core, - Universe 00:10
But when the star has assembled iron in its core,
S01 • E04 When another black hole passed close to Sagittarius A *, - Universe 00:08
When another black hole passed close to Sagittarius A *,
S01 • E02 Because if it's tidally locked, - Universe 00:08
Because if it's tidally locked,
S01 • E01 The star loses its battle against gravity. - Universe 00:04
The star loses its battle against gravity.
S01 • E01 It collapses - Universe 00:16
It collapses
S01 • E02 ...and we could imagine a freezing cold hemisphere - Universe 00:07
...and we could imagine a freezing cold hemisphere
S01 • E03 An entire galaxy, swallowed whole. - Universe 00:05
An entire galaxy, swallowed whole.
S01 • E04 spiralling towards each other, approaching half the speed of light... - Universe 00:06
spiralling towards each other, approaching half the speed of...
S01 • E05 And the most valuable light of all - Universe 00:12
And the most valuable light of all
S01 • E02 For now, this is all just informed speculation. - Universe 00:05
For now, this is all just informed speculation.
S01 • E04 Sagittarius A * cannibalised its cousin, - Universe 00:11
Sagittarius A * cannibalised its cousin,
S01 • E02 But we are beginning to build a picture of these worlds. - Universe 00:05
But we are beginning to build a picture of these worlds.
S01 • E01 Imagine we could journey back in time - Universe 00:09
Imagine we could journey back in time
S01 • E02 I mean, imagine a world where the sun stays at the same point - Universe 00:13
I mean, imagine a world where the sun stays at the same poin...
S01 • E05 Stars exist in a permanent state of conflict - Universe 00:07
Stars exist in a permanent state of conflict