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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.

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ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Rory Harris and Rebecca Forsberg.
Music: Stellardrone — Ascent.
Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, C. Malin (http://www.christophmalin.com) and Gianluca Lombardi (http://glphoto.it).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.