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GN-z11 was oneof the very first galaxies, formed at a time when the universeitself was...

Universe • S01E05 • 2021
GN-z11 was one
of the very first galaxies, formed at a time when the universe
itself was taking shape, shortly after the Big Bang

Full Transcript

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GN-z11 was one of the very first galaxies,
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formed at a time when the universe itself was taking shape,
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shortly after the Big Bang.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
72
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:03
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 The river of space flows at, and then, faster than the speed of light. - Universe 00:11
The river of space flows at, and then, faster than the speed...
S01 • E03 You see that most of the stars orbit in very regular orbits - Universe 00:09
You see that most of the stars orbit in very regular orbits
S01 • E02 They would see the light from the sun dim by one-hundredth of 1%. - Universe 00:06
They would see the light from the sun dim by one-hundredth o...
S01 • E02 It's a tiny amount, but it's enough. - Universe 00:04
It's a tiny amount, but it's enough.
S01 • E03 But you can see here that some of the stars - Universe 00:06
But you can see here that some of the stars
S01 • E02 And if they saw that dimming was regular, - Universe 00:13
And if they saw that dimming was regular,
S01 • E05 GN-z11 was a strange galaxy by today's standards. - Universe 00:05
GN-z11 was a strange galaxy by today's standards.
S01 • E04 It's a waterfall in the fabric of the universe. - Universe 00:04
It's a waterfall in the fabric of the universe.
S01 • E03 And that tells us that something dramatic happened - Universe 00:09
And that tells us that something dramatic happened
S01 • E01 And in the densest regions, the gas became so hot... - Universe 00:05
And in the densest regions, the gas became so hot...
S01 • E05 Twenty-five times smaller than the Milky Way, - Universe 00:05
Twenty-five times smaller than the Milky Way,
S01 • E04 From the moment the black hole formed, - Universe 00:09
From the moment the black hole formed,
S01 • E05 but filled with enormous, violent stars. - Universe 00:04
but filled with enormous, violent stars.
S01 • E04 the interior forever hidden from view, - Universe 00:16
the interior forever hidden from view,
S01 • E03 A cross the universe, hundreds of billions of galaxies were forming. - Universe 00:06
A cross the universe, hundreds of billions of galaxies were ...
S01 • E02 With its exquisitely sensitive light meter... - Universe 00:04
With its exquisitely sensitive light meter...
S01 • E02 ...Kepler sees only the regular dimming of pixels... - Universe 00:05
...Kepler sees only the regular dimming of pixels...
S01 • E03 Some, just a few dozen, were born close enough to the Milky Way - Universe 00:06
Some, just a few dozen, were born close enough to the Milky ...
S01 • E04 As we approach the event horizon, we get our first glimpse - Universe 00:09
As we approach the event horizon, we get our first glimpse
S01 • E02 But from those bits, astronomers can begin to build a picture - Universe 00:08
But from those bits, astronomers can begin to build a pictur...