EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY (ESO)

Astronomers using the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have revealed that the asteroid Hygiea could be a dwarf planet. Find out more about this fascinating object in the new ESOcast Light. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1918a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Vanessa Emeka-Okafor and Bárbara Ferreira. Music: tonelabs (www.tonelabs.com) – Expect The Unexpected. Footage and photos: ESO, P. Sěveček/Charles University, P. Vernazza et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS), Space Engine (spaceengine.org) and C. Malin (christophmalin.com). Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

This animation shows where Hygiea’s orbit is in our Solar System. Like Ceres, Hygiea is in the main asteroid belt, which is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. While Hygiea was thought to be an asteroid, new observations with the SPHERE instrument on the VLT have revealed that Hygiea is spherical in shape, meaning it could be reclassified as a dwarf planet. This would make it the smallest dwarf planet yet in our Solar System, after Ceres. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1918b/ Credit: ESO/spaceengine.org

Computational simulation of the fragmentation and reassembly that led to the formation of Hygiea and its family of asteroids, following an impact with a large object. While changes in the shape of Hygiea occur after the impact, the dwarf-planet candidate eventually acquires a round shape. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1918c/ Credit: P. Ševeček/Charles University

Newly created strontium, an element used in fireworks, has been detected in space for the first time following observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The detection confirms that the heavier elements in the Universe can form in neutron star mergers, providing a missing piece of the puzzle of chemical element formation. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1917a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Vanessa Emeka-Okafor and Bárbara Ferreira. Music: John Stanford – The Edge (johnstanfordmusic.com). Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser and Daniele Gasparri (www.astroatacama.com). Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

This artist’s impression shows two tiny but very dense neutron stars merging and exploding as a kilonova. Such objects are the main source of very heavy chemical elements, such as gold and platinum, in the Universe. The detection of one element, strontium (Sr), has now been confirmed using data from the X-shooter instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1917b/ Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

On 2 July 2019, a total solar eclipse occurred over ESO’s La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert. ESO invited nearly 25 scientists, communicators and educators to observe and document this rare occasion from La Silla. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/esocast209a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO. Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Lars Lindberg Christensen. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Lars Lindberg Christensen and Vanessa Emeka-Okafor. Music: Thomas Edward Rice (outofnothing.bandcamp.com) — Transmission Lost. Footage and photos: ESO, A. Santerne, P. Horálek, L. Calçada, R. Lucchesi, Space Engine (spaceengine.org), P. Sinclaire, H. Zodet, CesaR/ESA,PACA_SolPol19 and C. Guirao/G. Ávila. Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

This movie shows changes in comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) tail. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw1940a/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) captured an unprecedented image of two circumstellar disks, in which baby stars are growing, feeding with material from their surrounding birth disk. These observations shed new light on the earliest phases of the lives of stars and help astronomers determine the conditions in which binary stars are born. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1916a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Caroline Reid and Mariya Lyubenova. Music: Nuclearmetal/New Horizons — Planetarium. Footage and photos: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Alves et al., L. Calçada, H. Zodet, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org) and C. Malin (christophmalin.com). Scientific consultant: Mariya Lyubenova.

This artistic animation shows two circumstellar disk orbiting each other and accreting gas and dust for their surrounding cloud. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1916b/ Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

In November 2018 the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope pinpointed a fast radio burst, named FRB 181112. Follow-up observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and other telescopes revealed that the radio pulses have passed through the halo of a massive galaxy on their way toward Earth. This finding allowed astronomers to analyse the radio signal for clues about the nature of the halo gas. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1915a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Caroline Reid and Mariya Lyubenova. Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) — Xmas Special Footage and photos: ESO, CSIRO, C. Malin (christophmalin.com), M. Kornmesser and B. Tafreshi (twanight.org). Scientific consultant: Mariya Lyubenova.

This video shows an artist’s impression representing the path of the fast radio burst FRB 181112 traveling from a distant host galaxy to reach the Earth. FRB 181112 was first pinpointed by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. Follow-up observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) revealed that the radio pulses have passed through the halo of a massive galaxy on their way toward Earth. This finding allowed astronomers to analyse the radio signal for clues about the nature of the halo gas. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1915b/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

This video zooms on the Large Magellanic Cloud as revealed by the ESO's VISTA infrared survey telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Astronomers used this image to analyse in detail about 10 million individual stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1914b/ Credit: ESO, N. Rinsinger (skysurvey.org). Music: Astral Electronic

This pan video explores the vivid face of our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud on an image produced by ESO's VISTA telescope. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1914e/ Credit: ESO/VMC Survey

This video compares a huge new infrared image of the Large Magellanic Cloud from ESO's VISTA telescope to a more traditional view in visible light. By observing at longer infrared wavelengths VISTA can penetrate the dust clouds of this neighbouring galaxy and reveal the stars much more clearly. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1914c/ Credit: ESO/VMC Survey

This video compares an infrared image of the Tarantula nebula in the neighbouring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud from ESO's VISTA telescope to a more traditional view in visible light. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1914d/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO/VMC Survey

ESO’s VISTA telescope has been surveying our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud for about a decade. The observations revealed in unprecedented detail the properties of 10 million stars in the galaxy. As a result, astronomers have got new opportunities to study stellar evolution, galactic dynamics, and variable stars. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1914a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: Directed by: Nico Bartmann and Herbert Zodet. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Vanessa Emeka-Okafor, Herbert Zodet and Mariya Lyubenova. Music: tonelabs – Expect The Unexpected (www.tonelabs.com) Footage and photos: ESO, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), VMC Survey. Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

Just how big is the Sun in comparison to other stars? This video shows the scales of known stars in our Milky Way galaxy and shows you just how big, or small, the Sun really is. This short video was taken from the planetarium show, The Sun — Our Living Star. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/scales_stars/ Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser

On 2 July 2019 a total solar eclipse passed over ESO’s La Silla observatory, as well as other areas of Chile and Argentina. This animation shows the path of the Moon's shadow during the eclipse as it approached and passed over South America, until it intersected the Earth’s shadow and vanished into the night. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912b/ Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org

This B-roll footage contains clips of attendees at the La Silla Total Solar Eclipse event on 2 July 2019, including researchers running experiments. The material has been edited especially for broadcast use, without commentary or music. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912e/ Credit: ESO

This time-lapse was taken by a team of researchers observing the total solar eclipse visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019. While their scientific observations used the REM telescope, visible in this image, they couldn’t resist capturing the moment as humans saw it as well. It follows the eclipse through totality, then continues to follow the sun as it sets towards the horizon. The bright streaks crossing the sky may look like shooting stars, but they're actually airplanes flying at normal speed — giving a sense of how much time is condensed into this short video. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912g/ Credit: REM/ESO

This footage contains clips of the various attendees at the La Silla Total Solar Eclipse event on 2 July 2019. The event brought together about 1000 visitors to ESO's La Silla Observatory to view a total solar eclipse, including local school children, international tourists, and the President of the Republic of Chile. The material has been edited especially for broadcast use, without commentary or music. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912h/ Credit: ESO/H. Zodet

3D animation of the Seagull Nebula. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1913d/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

This pan video explores the colourful and wispy Sharpless 2-296. This nebula forms the “wings” of an area of sky known as the Seagull Nebula — named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. This celestial bird contains a fascinating mix of intriguing astronomical objects. Glowing clouds weave amid dark dust lanes and bright stars. The Seagull Nebula — made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements — is the hot and energetic birthplace of new stars. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1913b/ Credit: ESO, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: Astral Electronic.

This zoom video starts from a wide view of the Milky way and zooms in to the colourful and wispy Sharpless 2-296. This nebula forms the “wings” of an area of sky known as the Seagull Nebula — named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. This celestial bird contains a fascinating mix of intriguing astronomical objects. Glowing clouds weave amid dark dust lanes and bright stars. The Seagull Nebula — made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements — is the hot and energetic birthplace of new stars. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1913c/ Credit: ESO, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: Astral Electronic.

Colourful and wispy Sharpless 2-296 forms the “wings” of an area of sky known as the Seagull Nebula — named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. This celestial bird contains a fascinating mix of intriguing astronomical objects. Glowing clouds weave amid dark dust lanes and bright stars. The Seagull Nebula — made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements — is the hot and energetic birthplace of new stars. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1913a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Javier Enciso and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Laura Hiscott and Calum Turner. Music: John Stanford – Deep Space (johnstanfordmusic.com). Footage and photos: ESO, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), M. Kornmesser and Y. Beletsky (LCO). Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

A real-time video of the total solar eclipse visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019. This rare event occurs when the Moon completely covers the bright face of the Sun, turning day into night. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912d/ Credit: ESO/A. Santerne

A video of the total solar eclipse visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019. This rare event occurs when the Moon completely covers the bright face of the Sun, turning day into night. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912c/ Credit: ESO/R. Lucchesi

On 2 July 2019 a total solar eclipse was visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. 1000 people came from around the world for the chance to view this amazing event in an equally amazing place. These visitors saw the Moon cover the Sun completely, briefly turning day into night — a rare event that La Silla won’t see again until 2231. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1912a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO

A replay of the broadcast of the total solar eclipse that was visible from ESO’s La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019. It features views of the eclipse through telescopes and the public event at the observatory where 1000 people from around the world had the chance to view this amazing event in person. More information: https://www.eso.org/public/events/astro-evt/solareclipse2019/ Credit: ESO/Apical Technologies/A. Santerne (Aix-Marseille University / LAM)

From nebulae to supernovae, this video unveils the beauty hidden in the night sky by showcasing some of the most captivating images from ESO’s telescopes alongside mesmerising artists’ impressions of celestial objects. Take a few minutes to revel in the awe-inspiring wonders with which we share our Universe – a true celestial symphony. This new ESOcast is the thirteenth in ESO’s Chile Chill series, videos that immerse you in the world of astronomy. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/esocast203a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO. Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Calum Turner and Herbert Zodet. Music: Stan Dart — Supernova. Footage and photos: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), EHT Collaboration, spaceengine.org, L. Calçada, Digitized Sky Survey 2, RadioAstron, M. Kornmesser, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., Theofanis N. Matsopoulos, ESA/Hubble, NASA, Mario Nonino, Piero Rosati and the ESO GOODS Team, S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard), Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), Acknowledgement: VST/Omegacam Local Group Survey, H. Drass et al., NAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: A. Grado, L. Limatola/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory. Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double asteroid was not itself a threatening object, scientists used the opportunity to rehearse the response to a hazardous Near-Earth Object (NEO), proving that ESO’s front-line technology could be critical in planetary defence. This artist’s impression shows both components of the double asteroid 1999 KW4 tumbling through space during its Earth fly-by. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1910b/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

ATTRACT, a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project funded by the European Union and backed by a consortium of 9 partners including ESO, has announced 170 breakthrough ideas which will each receive €100,000 to develop technologies that have the potential to change society. Two ESO-related projects were among those selected. One — 3D-CANCER-SPEC — will bring astronomical technology to bear against cancer, one of the leading cause of death worldwide. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1909a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO. Directed by: Nico Bartmann. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Laura Hiscott and Lars Lindbergh Christensen. Music: tonelabs - The Red North (www.tonelabs.com). Footage and photos: ESO, innoFSPEC Potsdam, Moralejo et al. (2017), NASA, ESA, M. Kornmesser, J. Pérez, R. Bacon, M. Fumagalli, L. Calçada, B.Tafreshi (twanight.org). Scientific consultant: Paola Amico. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double asteroid was not itself a threatening object, scientists used the opportunity to rehearse the response to a hazardous Near-Earth Object (NEO), proving that ESO’s front-line technology could be critical in planetary defence. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1910a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO. Directed by: Nico Bartmann. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Laura Hiscott and Calum Turner. Music: tonelabs - Orion Fog (www.tonelabs.com). Footage and photos: ESO, D. Gasparri (www.astroatacama.com), M. Kornmesser, NASA, ESA. Scientific consultant: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

ATTRACT, a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project funded by the European Union and backed by a consortium of 9 partners including ESO, has announced 170 breakthrough ideas which will each receive €100,000 to develop technologies that have the potential to change society. The project called 3D-CANCER-SPEC will bring astronomical technology to bear against cancer, one of the leading cause of death worldwide. This project — coordinated by Martin Roth of innoFSPEC at the Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam — will combine the expertise of two partners involved in the development of the innovative MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1909c/ Credit: ATTRACT

ATTRACT, a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project funded by the European Union and backed by a consortium of 9 partners including ESO, has announced 170 breakthrough ideas which will each receive €100,000 to develop technologies that have the potential to change society. The project called Single Photon Visible Light Image Sensors for Science and Technology, coordinated by Konstantin Stefanov of the Open University in partnership with ESO detector specialist Mark Downing, aims to develop single-photon visible-light imagers, suitable for adaptive optics systems and low-light level spectroscopic and imaging applications. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1909b/ Credit: ATTRACT

The Gaia spacecraft, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), surveys the sky from Earth orbit to create the largest, most precise, three-dimensional map of our Galaxy ever. Observations from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST), have captured Gaia in motion as a faint series of dots trailing across the night sky. These observations were taken as part of an ongoing collaborative effort to measure Gaia’s orbit and improve the accuracy of its unprecedented star map. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1908a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Nico Bartmann. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Laura Hiscott and Calum Turner. Music: Tim Turusov - Final Light (www.turusov.com). Footage and photos: ESO, ESA, Y. Beletsky, C. Carreau, ATG medialab, L. Calçada. Scientific consultant: Paola Amico. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

This artist's impression shows the orbit of the ESA spacecraft Gaia around a region in space known as Lagrangian Point 2 — L2. Gaia surveys the sky from orbit to create the largest, most precise, three-dimensional map of our Galaxy. One year ago, the Gaia mission produced its much-awaited second data release, which included high-precision measurements — positions, distance and proper motions — of more than one billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy. This catalogue has enabled transformational studies in many fields of astronomy, addressing the structure, origin and evolution the Milky Way and generating more than 1700 scientific publications since its launch in 2013.  In order to reach the accuracy necessary for Gaia’s sky maps, it is crucial to pinpoint the position of the spacecraft from Earth. Therefore, while Gaia scans the sky, gathering data for its stellar census, astronomers regularly monitor its position using a global network of optical telescopes, including the VST at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. The VST is currently the largest survey telescope observing the sky in visible light, and records Gaia’s position in the sky every second night throughout the year. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1908b/ Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. In coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers revealed that they succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow. This 17-minute film explores the efforts that led to this historic image, from the science of Einstein and Schwarzschild to the struggles and successes of the EHT collaboration. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907a/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Lars Lindberg Christensen Art Direction, Production Design: Martin Kornmesser Written by: Sarah Leach, Laura Hiscott, Lars Lindberg Christensen and Calum Turner 3D animations and graphics: Martin Kornmesser and Luis Calçada Editing: Martin Kornmesser Producer: Herbert Zodet Music: Johan B. Monell – Shadow of the Universe Part I-Shadow Of The Universe (parts 1-5) (www.johanmonell.com) and Stellardrone – Galaxies. Footage and photos: ESO, Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), IRAM/Diverticimes/Cinedia, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, BlackHoleCam/Radboud University/Cristian Afker/Cafker Productions, Digitized Sky Survey 2, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al.,  mediomix, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/General Dynamics C4 Systems, Nicolle R. Fuller/NSF, Jordy Davelaar et al., B. Tafreshi (twanight.org), C. Malin (christophmalin.com), Glen Petitpas/SMA,P. Horálek, James Lowenthal (Dept. of Astronomy, Smith College), J. Weintroub, SMT/Used with permission from University of Arizona, David Harvey, photographer, William Montgomerie/JCMT/EAO,LMT/INAOE Archive, M. Druckmüller, P. Aniol SMT/University of Arizona by Bob Demers /©2019 Arizona Board of Regents, Junhan Kim (Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona), Spaceengine.org, L. Calçada, Y. Beletsky (LCO), M. Kornmesser, H. Zodet, ESA/Hubble,Onsala Space Observatory, Historische Museum Bern/Albert-Einstein-Archiv, Jerusalem, Ferdinand Schmutzer, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Jonathan Riley,Luca Micheli, Karl Schwarzschild image courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Afshin Darian/The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array, Thalia Traianou (Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy), Steven H. Keys and http://www.keysphotography.com, and Robert Schwarz (www.antarctic-adventures.de). Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.  Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

This video explores magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the environment around the black hole at the heart of M87. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907o/ Credit: Weih, Fromm, Younsi, Rezzolla

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) -- a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration -- was designed to capture images of a black hole. In coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers revealed that they succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907b/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Nico Bartmann and Herbert Zodet. Editing: Nico Bartmann. Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Laura Hiscott and Calum Turner. Music: John Stanford — Deep Space (johnstanfordmusic.com). Footage and photos: ESO, Event Horizon Collaboration, IRAM/Cinedia, Digitized Sky Survey 2, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., Jordy Davelaar et al., William Montgomerie/JCMT/EAO, James Lowenthal (Dept. of Astronomy, Smith College), SMT/University of Arizona by Bob Demers, Arizona Board of Regents, Junhan Kim (Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona), L. Calçada, B. Tafreshi (twanight.org) and J. Weintroub. Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.  Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

This artist’s impression delves into the surroundings of a black hole, showing an accretion disc of superheated plasma and a relativistic jet. It also depicts the paths of photons in the vicinity of a black hole. The gravitational bending and capture of light by the event horizon is the cause of the shadow captured by the Event Horizon Telescope. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907n/ Credit: Nicolle R. Fuller/NSF

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. In coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers revealed that they succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow. This zoom video starts with a view of ALMA and zooms in on the heart of M87, showing successively more detailed observations and culminating in the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole’s shadow. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907c/ Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Digitized Sky Survey 2, ESA/Hubble, RadioAstron, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., EHT Collaboration. Music: Niklas Falcke

In anticipation of the first image of a black hole, Jordy Davelaar and colleagues built a virtual reality simulation of one of these fascinating astrophysical objects. Their simulation shows a black hole surrounded by luminous matter. This matter disappears into the black hole in a vortex-like way, and the extreme conditions cause it to become a glowing plasma. The light emitted is then deflected and deformed by the powerful gravity of the black hole. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907d/ Credit: Jordy Davelaar et al./Radboud University/BlackHoleCam

In anticipation of the first image of a black hole, Jordy Davelaar and colleagues built a virtual reality simulation of one of these fascinating astrophysical objects. Their simulation shows a black hole surrounded by luminous matter. This matter disappears into the black hole in a vortex-like way, and the extreme conditions cause it to become a glowing plasma. The light emitted is then deflected and deformed by the powerful gravity of the black hole. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907h/ Credit: Jordy Davelaar et al./Radboud University/BlackHoleCam

This animation shows the locations of some of the telescopes making up the EHT, as well as the long baselines between the telescopes. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907g/ Credit: ESO/ L. Calçada

This artist’s impression depicts the black hole at the heart of the enormous elliptical galaxy M87. This black hole was chosen as the object of paradigm-shifting observations by the Event Horizon Telescope. The superheated material surrounding the black hole is shown, as is the relativistic jet launched by M87’s black hole. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907e/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

This B-roll footage contains footage of interviews with members of the EHT collaboration. The material has been edited especially for broadcast use, without commentary or music. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907k/ Credit: ESO/BlackHoleCam/Radboud University/ Cristian Afker/Cafker Productions/ Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy. Produced by: Cristian Afker/Cafker Productions /ESO.

This artist’s impression depicts the black hole at the heart of the enormous elliptical galaxy M87. This black hole was chosen as the object of paradigm-shifting observations by the Event Horizon Telescope. The superheated material surrounding the black hole is shown. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907f/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

This B-roll footage contains footage of interviews with members of the EHT collaboration. The material has been edited especially for broadcast use, without commentary or music. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907l/ Credit: ESO/BlackHoleCam /Radboud University/ Cristian Afker/Cafker Productions/Goethe University Frankfurt. Produced by: Cristian Afker/Cafker Productions /ESO.

This B-roll footage contains footage of the science and technology behind the Event Horizon Telescope. The material has been edited especially for broadcast use, without commentary or music. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1907m/ Credit: ESO/BlackHoleCam/Radboud University/CristianAfker/CafkerProductions/mediomix, IRAM/Cinedia/Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy/Junhan Kim (Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona)/Thalia Traianou (Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy)/ ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Produced by: Cristian Afker/Cafker Productions /ESO.