AstroLab
From Earth’s neighbourhood to the solar system’s outskirts
Connect the sizes of worlds, the distances between them and the times needed for orbits or light signals.
3 min 15 s · Interactive subtitled film
Takeaway: Sizes, distances and travel times are different quantities.
Useful background
None; scales are explained.
What happens to this journey beyond the Sun?
The journey · 6 chapters
- Our first unit: Earth
- From small worlds to giants
- Why years have different lengths
- Systems around planets
- Space imposes delays
- Where does the Sun’s domain end?
Why explore it?
French and English subtitles. Adjustable playback speed, free navigation and sequence reframing. AI-assisted editorial review.