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Does this planet have a “sibling” sharing the same orbit? (ESOcast 263 Light)
Does this planet have a “sibling” sharing the same orbit? (ESOcast 263 Light)
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have found the possible ‘sibling’ of a plane... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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1min
Ranked #2
Hidden views of vast stellar nurseries (ESOcast 262 Light)
Hidden views of vast stellar nurseries (ESOcast 262 Light)
Using ESO's VISTA telescope, astronomers have created a vast infrared atlas of five nearby stellar nurseries by piecing ... Read more
11 May 2023
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1min
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Observing the ashes of the first stars (ESOcast 261 Light)
Observing the ashes of the first stars (ESOcast 261 Light)
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found the fingerprints left by the explosions of the first stars.
3 May 2023
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1min
Ranked #4
Witnessing the Birth of a Distant Cluster of Galaxies (ESOcast Light 259)
Witnessing the Birth of a Distant Cluster of Galaxies (ESOcast Light 259)
Using ALMA, astronomers have detected a large reservoir of hot gas in the still-forming galaxy cluster around the Spider... Read more
29 Mar 2023
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1min
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The Missing Link for Water in the Solar System (ESOcast 258 Light)
The Missing Link for Water in the Solar System (ESOcast 258 Light)
Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the chemical signature of gaseous water in the planet-forming disc V883 Orionis. T... Read more
8 Mar 2023
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1min
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Heaviest Element yet Detected in an Exoplanet Atmosphere (ESOcast 257 Light)
Heaviest Element yet Detected in an Exoplanet Atmosphere (ESOcast 257 Light)
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, barium has been detected in the atmosphere of two exoplanets.
13 Oct 2022
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1min
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'Black Hole Police' Spot Extragalactic Black Hole (ESOcast 255 Light)
'Black Hole Police' Spot Extragalactic Black Hole (ESOcast 255 Light)
The black hole police, a team of astronomers known for debunking black hole discoveries, reported finding a "needle in a... Read more
18 Jul 2022
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1min
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What it Takes to Image a Black Hole
What it Takes to Image a Black Hole
What does it take to capture an image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy? This video explains how the Event H... Read more
12 May 2022
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Micronovae – a New Kind of Stellar Explosion (ESOcast 254 Light)
Micronovae – a New Kind of Stellar Explosion (ESOcast 254 Light)
Astronomers have discovered a new type of explosion occurring on white dwarf stars in two-star systems. This video summa... Read more
20 Apr 2022
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1min
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Largest Molecule yet Spotted in a Planet-forming Disc (ESOcast 253 Light)
Largest Molecule yet Spotted in a Planet-forming Disc (ESOcast 253 Light)
How do the ingredients for life end up on planets? The discovery of the largest molecule ever found in a planet-forming ... Read more
8 Mar 2022
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1min