Replicating the Big Bang on Ice
Clip: Episode 4 | 5m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
A hockey team demonstrates how galaxies expand, with some unusual equipment.
The volunteers take to the ice to find a way to use the balloons and leaf blowers to re-create how the galaxies are moving. They recruit the help of a team of hokey players and discover that the players further away from the centre are moving away faster. What does this tell them about the expansion of the universe?
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Replicating the Big Bang on Ice
Clip: Episode 4 | 5m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
The volunteers take to the ice to find a way to use the balloons and leaf blowers to re-create how the galaxies are moving. They recruit the help of a team of hokey players and discover that the players further away from the centre are moving away faster. What does this tell them about the expansion of the universe?
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Where Did The Universe Come From?
Watch Hawking lead a journey of discovery featuring racing cars, skaters and balloons. (30s)
Drag Racing to Explore the Doppler Effect
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Hubble’s theory explored with a Doppler effect drag racing challenge. (3m 16s)
The Movement of Galaxies in Space
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A track race demo explains how the galaxies furthest from Earth move fastest. (4m 33s)
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