[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.87,0:00:04.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going on a journey. Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.40,0:00:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This video depicts billion years of time unfolding \Non a 10 minute scale - from to Big Bang to today. Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.84,0:00:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every passing second represents\N22 million years. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.30,0:00:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On this scale, humans do not appear \Nuntil the last fraction of second. Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.05,0:00:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The universe begins in 5... Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.16,0:00:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The universe begins in 4... Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.98,0:00:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The universe begins in 3... Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.98,0:00:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The universe begins in 2... Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.08,0:00:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The universe begins in 1... Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.48,0:00:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In those first dazzling moments, Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.20,0:00:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,space itself exploded in a \Nburst of radiant energy. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.64,0:01:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The newborn universe began\Nto expand, and cool. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.72,0:01:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For hundreds of millions of year the force of gravity slowly drew matter together into a gigantic web, Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.48,0:01:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the architecture of the cosmos. Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.00,0:01:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clouds of gas and dust condensed like giant water drops along the cosmic strands Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.00,0:01:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and formed galaxies. Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.72,0:01:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neighboring galaxies trapped by their mutual gravity, Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.00,0:01:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,draw together in a fantastic collision. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.50,0:02:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In real time it would last a billion years, Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.00,0:02:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the force of gravity strips long tales of gas and stars from the huge new galaxy. Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.14,0:02:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it evolves the universe passes through distinct eras, Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.50,0:02:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vast ages with beginnings and endings Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.40,0:02:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are marked by unique milestones: Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.00,0:02:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the births and deaths of its wonders. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.24,0:03:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're the product of a grand evolutionary sequence. Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.96,0:03:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cosmic evolution. Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.46,0:03:11.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About which we are only occasionally aware. Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.48,0:03:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We encounter our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.80,0:03:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In it, stars are formed, and some have died. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.30,0:03:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, a red giant star is slowly being consumed. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.64,0:03:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its gases swirling to the depths of a black hole. Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.40,0:04:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The immense gravitational pull of these monsters can rip a star apart, Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.50,0:04:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they tear matter from its surface, and drag it into orbit, Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.63,0:04:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this super-heated matter spins around the mouth of the black hole, Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.00,0:04:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and great jets of radiation fire from the core. Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.88,0:04:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although these jets can be seen across the cosmos, Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.50,0:04:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the core itself remains a mystery. Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.06,0:04:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not even light can escape, Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.98,0:04:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so their interior is forever hidden from us. Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.74,0:05:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stars are nuclear furnaces, Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.18,0:05:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they shine until they use up their fuel. Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.12,0:05:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Massive stars end explosively. Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.20,0:05:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These exploding stars send out the elements of life: Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.00,0:05:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the oxygen we breath Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.76,0:05:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the carbon in our muscles, Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.40,0:05:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the iron in our blood. Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.50,0:05:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are new stars, forming from the elements blown out by supernova explosions. Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.12,0:06:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New stars being born, Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.40,0:06:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the remains of dead ones. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.13,0:06:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's from this universal process of death, and rebirth Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.40,0:06:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we emerged. Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.74,0:06:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it was in a nebula just like this Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.00,0:06:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5 billion years ago Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.60,0:06:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that our Sun was formed. Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.62,0:06:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now a cloud of cosmic gas sprinkled with these elements comes together with the grip of gravity. Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.60,0:06:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A star was born, that would come to be known, as the Sun. Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.44,0:06:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around it, a network of planets formed, Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.06,0:06:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among them, was the Earth. Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.50,0:07:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In their infancy, our Earth and Moon were bombarded constantly by cosmic dust, Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.30,0:07:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asteroids, Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.50,0:07:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and comets. Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.88,0:07:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With violent impacts Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.62,0:07:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and potent ultra-violet radiation from the Sun Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.28,0:07:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the young Earth was a very hostile world. Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.60,0:07:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The land was dominated by volcanoes Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.20,0:07:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hostile and lifeless. Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.80,0:07:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But deep in the oceans, life had begun. Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.00,0:08:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The latest theory is that chemicals, spewing from underwater volcanic vents Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.50,0:08:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,solidified and created the conditions needed Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.20,0:08:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the first cells to form. Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.00,0:08:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some 3 billion years Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.50,0:08:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simple, microscopic organisms Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.00,0:08:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were the most advanced \Nform of life on the planet. Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.26,0:08:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some, called blue-green bacteria Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.32,0:08:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowly released tiny bubbles of oxygen Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.68,0:08:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and profoundly changed the atmosphere. Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.12,0:09:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of this oxygen formed a thin layer of ozone Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.04,0:09:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blocking most of the Suns ultra-violet rays. Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.77,0:09:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this changed environment Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.32,0:09:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new organisms flourished in the Earths waters. Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.50,0:09:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colonies of green algae produced more oxygen. Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.98,0:09:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just before complex life appeared, Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.52,0:09:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world was in the grip of the biggest \Nice age in its entire history. Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.98,0:10:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then organisms evolved an\Nastonishing variety of forms. Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.53,0:10:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Timelapse of the Entire Universe