Physicist Jim Al-Khalili explores the incomprehensible scale of the universe. A cosmic journey into the laws of gravity, relativity, and the formation of supergalaxies. Discover how the largest structures shape our understanding of the cosmos itself.
Director: Tim Usborne.
Writers: Jim Al-Khalili, Tim Usborne.
Stars: Prof. Jim Al-Khalili (Physicist, Presenter)
Genre: Science Documentary, Physics, Cosmology.
Country: United Kingdom.
Language: English Also Known As: Secrets of Size: Going Big (BBC)
Release Date: 2022
Filming Location: United Kingdom / Various International Locations.
Synopsis:
In this second episode of the fascinating series Secrets of Size, Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes us on a cosmic journey into the immensity, exploring the largest scale of the universe.
We leave behind the quantum realm to focus on the forces that govern the largest structures: gravity and relativity. Al-Khalili explains how these laws shape the existence of galaxies, galaxy clusters, and the immense supergalaxies.
The episode reveals the incomprehensible scale of the cosmos, where time and space are distorted, and how the study of these giants allows us to understand the origin, evolution, and perhaps the ultimate destiny of the universe itself.