Wonders Of The Universe

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April 2019
Brian Cox explains why light from stars & galaxies takes time to travel to Earth. Light's the fastest thing in the Universe but it's not infinitely fast; so the further an object is from us the further back in time we see it.
Professor Brian Cox explains the concept of entropy & the arrow of time. Entropy is the measure of how many ways in which something can be rearranged.
March 2019
Brian Cox explains how we can discover what stars are made from by analysing the light that arrives on earth from the stars. Elements are shown to emit certain colours when they are burnt.
August 2018
Professor Brian Cox is able to witness the oldest light in the Universe, by listening to its stretched wavelengths through a radio.
Professor Brian Cox simulates the strength of gravity on other planets using a centrifuge in Holland. Gravity is the force that keeps our feet on the ground.
May 2017
Professor Brian Cox demonstrates how the chemical elements are made in the death throes of a dying star. All 92 elements on Earth, including those that make up our bodies, were formed at the heart of a star.
November 2016
Professor Brian Cox explains how stars die. Stars are only able to survive as long as they have a supply of hydrogen to burn. But all stars will eventually run out and then die.
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