How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

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View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/how-small-are-we-in-the-scale-of-the-universe-alex-hofeldt 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. Lesson by Alex Hofeldt, animation by Bliink. Hubble Deep Field Image Credit: R. Williams (STScI), the Hubble Deep Field Team, and NASA.

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