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Hunting for a distant white dwarf that we knew was coming to the endof its extraordinary...

Universe • S01E05 • 2021
hunting for a distant white dwarf that we knew was coming to the end
of its extraordinary life

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hunting for a distant white dwarf
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that we knew was coming to the end of its extraordinary life.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:52
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 • E03 What triggered the formation of the sun has long remained a puzzle. - Universe 00:07
What triggered the formation of the sun has long remained a ...
S01 • E01 And around this time, - Universe 00:11
And around this time,
S01 • E04 This was a gluttonous period - Universe 00:16
This was a gluttonous period
S01 • E05 For millions ofyears, the white dwarf had remained hidden, - Universe 00:05
For millions ofyears, the white dwarf had remained hidden,
S01 • E03 But the Gaia telescope has discovered new clues to its origin, - Universe 00:10
But the Gaia telescope has discovered new clues to its origi...
S01 • E02 Now, you might legitimately ask, - Universe 00:16
Now, you might legitimately ask,
S01 • E01 A new age of complexity was dawning in the universe. - Universe 00:05
A new age of complexity was dawning in the universe.
S01 • E01 Now there were stars of different sizes... - Universe 00:04
Now there were stars of different sizes...
S01 • E02 So, the laws of physics and chemistry that underpin biology here - Universe 00:13
So, the laws of physics and chemistry that underpin biology ...
S01 • E03 as our island of stars continued to evolve. - Universe 00:05
as our island of stars continued to evolve.
S01 • E04 Creation and destruction often go hand in hand in the universe, - Universe 00:07
Creation and destruction often go hand in hand in the univer...
S01 • E04 Sagittarius A* is certainly not only an agent of destruction - Universe 00:12
Sagittarius A* is certainly not only an agent of destruction
S01 • E05 As they circled each other, - Universe 00:08
As they circled each other,
S01 • E01 And, crucially, new bodies had appeared... - Universe 00:06
And, crucially, new bodies had appeared...
S01 • E02 The chemistry of life requires a few basic ingredients - - Universe 00:08
The chemistry of life requires a few basic ingredients -
S01 • E02 And it also requires a ready supply of high-quality energy - Universe 00:09
And it also requires a ready supply of high-quality energy
S01 • E04 There are magnetic fields that swirl around - Universe 00:15
There are magnetic fields that swirl around
S01 • E01 Places where the rich chemical elements - Universe 00:11
Places where the rich chemical elements
S01 • E02 But life here on Earth also requires one very important, fundamental - Universe 00:10
But life here on Earth also requires one very important, fun...
S01 • E03 On the distant shores of the Milky Way, - Universe 00:08
On the distant shores of the Milky Way,