I think you're right. But then you ask yourself why they needed to view this in another galaxy if it's just a reproduction of our own Solar System. You'd have thought that the issue of dark matter would have already arisen to explain what happens closer to home.
just read up on 'The Cheshire Cat syndrome' in the dentist waiting room. Fascinating reading and made me think how blase we are about new discoveries today - only happened last year after being predicted possible for many years.
It was an interesting program, although the ongoing link between nuclear power and nuclear weapons was glossed over. THORP was commissioned in the early 1990's in an attempt to gain control of plutonium production / extraction. Now we have too much of the stuff.
couldn't find a thread that matched but couldn't be bothered to start a new one, this looks good :- 9 pm BBC4 tonight on Algorythms Radio Times | TV news and guide, TV and radio listings, film reviews guide
Dammit. Only just seen this and missed it. And no, I don't have iPlayer. Yes, i do understand that with some IP tweaking I could have it, but then other things would foul up. Whatever. It will be repeated sooner or later.
You can tweak things to watch it, and then un-tweak things back to normal. I say "Normal", I mean of course "Switzerland".