Wonders Of The Universe

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Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful & mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we`ve never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This infinite, vast & complex Universe has been the subject of human fascination & scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the Universe might seem alien to us & impossible to underst&, but away from the telescopes, the labs & the white coats, Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths. Travelling to the North Pole, Professor Cox demonstrates how spinning worlds create electrical currents & magnetism; he looks at the South Pacific Ocean to explain how the Universe communicates & moves in waves; he shows us how the water of the Angel Falls waterfall in Venezuela behaves exactly like the light does around a black hole. The same laws of light, gravity, time, matter & energy that govern us here on Earth are the same as those applied in the Universe. Using 3D CGI imagery, his expert knowledge & his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that if we can understand the impact of these governing laws on Earth it will bring us a step closer to an understanding of our Universe.