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.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Claudia Sciarma and Jonas Enander.
Music: Stellardrone — Mars.
Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, ESA/Hubble, B. Tafreshi.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.