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.

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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.

About the Video

Id:eso2306a
Release date:3 May 2023, 14:00
Related releases:eso2306
Duration:01 m 18 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Type:Early Universe : Cosmology
Category:Cosmology
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Stars

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