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Metal scar found on cannibal star | ESOcast Light
Using ESOs Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found a metal scar imprinted on the surface of a dead star. This video summarises the discovery.
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 forms
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.
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 galaxys magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discovery.