Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From our vantage point on a "grain of sand" orbiting an unremarkable star, humanity has achieved the impossible: we have deduced the shape, size, and origin of the entire cosmos. In this film, Jim Al-Khalili traces our journey from the 16th-century realization that space might be infinite to the modern discovery of the "Cosmic Web" and the mysterious dark energy accelerating our expansion. Discover how pioneers like Henrietta Leavitt and Edwin Hubble pushed back the boundaries of the known world, and learn the profound reason why, despite trillions of stars, the night sky remains dark. It is the story of how we gazed upward from an isolated speck to understand the totality of reality.
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From our vantage point on a "grain of sand" orbiting an unremarkable star, humanity has achieved the impossible: we have deduced the shape, size, and origin of the entire cosmos. In this film, Jim Al-Khalili traces our journey from the 16th-century realization that space might be infinite to the modern discovery of the "Cosmic Web" and the mysterious dark energy accelerating our expansion. Discover how pioneers like Henrietta Leavitt and Edwin Hubble pushed back the boundaries of the known world, and learn the profound reason why, despite trillions of stars, the night sky remains dark. It is the story of how we gazed upward from an isolated speck to understand the totality of reality.
Welcome to Progress - the home of engineering marvels, space exploration and history's greatest inventions. From rockets that took us to the stars to the world's most advanced military vessels, we'll be bringing you world-class documentaries every week.
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: bit.ly/4pyExyn
Progress is part of the History Hit Network. For any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com.
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