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. This acts as a timestamp for the water’s formation, allowing us to trace its journey.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Rebecca Forsberg and Rory Harris.
Music: Stellardrone — Satellite.
Footage and photos: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) and L. Calçada.
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
About the Video
| Id: | eso2302a |
| Release date: | 8 March 2023, 17:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2302 |
| Duration: | 01 m 31 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk |
| Category: | ESOcast Stars |
