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.
Why were the scientists so shocked by the Hubble Deep Field and the eXtreme Deep Field images? Discuss all that the images can teach us.
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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
