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We've known for a long timethat binary star systems and, indeed,multiple star systems...

Universe • S01E02 • 2021
We've known for a long time
that binary star systems and, indeed,
multiple star systems exist, but we didn't know precisely
how common they are

Full Transcript

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We've known for a long time that binary star systems
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and, indeed, multiple star systems exist,
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but we didn't know precisely how common they are.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:44
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 They hang on to the precious elements they made, - Universe 00:13
They hang on to the precious elements they made,
S01 • E04 We now believe that even black holes die. - Universe 00:06
We now believe that even black holes die.
S01 • E02 But now we have a huge amount of high-precision data, - Universe 00:13
But now we have a huge amount of high-precision data,
S01 • E05 The most revealing thing about this picture is the detail, - Universe 00:06
The most revealing thing about this picture is the detail,
S01 • E03 The local group is home - Universe 00:07
The local group is home
S01 • E01 And as more fossils litter the universe, - Universe 00:20
And as more fossils litter the universe,
S01 • E04 And their deaths come at the hands of what might seem - Universe 00:10
And their deaths come at the hands of what might seem
S01 • E02 And for more massive stars, that number is 80%. - Universe 00:05
And for more massive stars, that number is 80%.
S01 • E03 A galaxy that's been hiding in plain sight. - Universe 00:06
A galaxy that's been hiding in plain sight.
S01 • E02 So how does the prevalence of multiple star systems in the galaxy - Universe 00:09
So how does the prevalence of multiple star systems in the g...
S01 • E03 Right up there, just between the consolations of Cassiopeia - Universe 00:12
Right up there, just between the consolations of Cassiopeia
S01 • E04 In 1975, Stephen Hawking published a remarkable paper in which he showed - Universe 00:09
In 1975, Stephen Hawking published a remarkable paper in whi...
S01 • E05 This pattern is one of - Universe 00:12
This pattern is one of
S01 • E04 They glow faintly. They have a temperature. - Universe 00:04
They glow faintly. They have a temperature.
S01 • E02 Could Earth-like planets exist in multiple star systems? - Universe 00:06
Could Earth-like planets exist in multiple star systems?
S01 • E04 And here's his beautiful equation for the temperature of a black hole. - Universe 00:06
And here's his beautiful equation for the temperature o...
S01 • E03 And even in the city, - Universe 00:05
And even in the city,
S01 • E02 And if so, what might their fate be? - Universe 00:04
And if so, what might their fate be?
S01 • E04 And you can see that there's something deep going on... - Universe 00:05
And you can see that there's something deep going on...
S01 • E02 In 2020, we may have found a clue, - Universe 00:15
In 2020, we may have found a clue,