ESOcast SD

ESOcast is a video podcast series dedicated to bringing you the latest news and research from ESO, the European Southern Observatory. Here we explore the Universe's ultimate frontier.

https://www.eso.org/public/esocast.html

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1m. Bisher sind 276 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 hours 48 minutes

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Metal scar found on cannibal star | ESOcast Light


Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found a metal ‘scar’ imprinted on the surface of a dead star. This video summarises the discovery.


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 February 26, 2024  1m
 
 

Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar | ESOcast Light


Astronomers have characterised the most luminous quasar observed to date, which is powered by the fastest-growing black hole. This black hole is growing in mass by the equivalent of one Sun per day. The matter being pulled in toward this black hole f


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 February 19, 2024  1m
 
 

Supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars (ESOcast 269 Light)


Astronomers have found a direct link between the explosive deaths of massive stars and the formation of the most compact and enigmatic objects in the Universe — black holes and neutron stars. This video summarises the discovery.


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 January 10, 2024  1m
 
 

The furthest ever galactic magnetic field (ESOcast 267 Light)


Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us. Never before had we detected a galaxy’s magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discover


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 September 6, 2023  1m
 
 
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 August 30, 2023  1m
 
 
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 August 24, 2023  1m
 
 

New type of star gives clues to magnetars' origins (ESOcast 264 Light)


Using multiple telescopes around the world, including European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, researchers have uncovered a living star that is likely to become a magnetar, an ultra-magnetic dead star. This video summarises the discovery.


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 August 17, 2023  1m
 
 

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 planet orbiting a distant star. This video summarises the discovery.


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 July 19, 2023  1m