European Southern Observatory

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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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.eso.org

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New type of star gives clues to magnetars' origins (ESOcast 264 Light) Video 17.08.2023 1:38

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.

Does this planet have a “sibling” sharing the same orbit? (ESOcast 263 Light) Video 19.07.2023 1:28

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.

Hidden views of vast stellar nurseries (ESOcast 262 Light) Video 11.05.2023 1:17

Using ESO's VISTA telescope, astronomers have created a vast infrared atlas of five nearby stellar nurseries by piecing together more than one million images.