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The Gaia data allows us to see how the Milky Wayevolved throughout its history. And one of...

Universe • S01E03 • 2021
The Gaia data allows us to see how the Milky Way
evolved throughout its history. And one of the clues
that it's had an interesting history can be seen in this animation

Full Transcript

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The Gaia data allows us to see
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how the Milky Way evolved throughout its history.
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And one of the clues that it's had an interesting history
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can be seen in this animation.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
80
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:00
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E02 We imagine there's an alien astronomer - Universe 00:11
We imagine there's an alien astronomer
S01 • E05 GN-z11 was one of the very first galaxies, - Universe 00:14
GN-z11 was one of the very first galaxies,
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 ...