How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt
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In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor was risky – what, if anything, was going to show up? But what came back was nothing short of spectacular: an image of over 1,500 galaxies glimmering in a tiny sliver of the universe. Alex Hofeldt helps us understand the scale of this image.
It is thought that there are 200,000,000,000 galaxies in the universe today. All of them are made of the same elements, follow the same laws of physics, and are made up of the same structures as our galaxies, solar system, and you. Can this knowledge change how we think of ourselves in relation to other things in the universe?
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Space Ed helps you untangle the mysteries of space with the universe’s best videos on everything from Einstein's theory of relativity to what it would take to live on Mars. Brush up on the science, philosophy and mystery of space, because the fabric of the universe is the same fabric that connects us all.
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- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Script Editor Mia Nacamulli
- Director Yukai Du
- Educator Alex Hofeldt
- Animator Tom Matuszewski
- Producer Tim Coates
- Composer Tim Arndt
