In this ESOcast, six astronomers tell us about the hottest topics in contemporary astronomy. Covering topics ranging from dark matter to exoplanets, these astronomers make the case for why these cutting-edge fields deserve time at ESO's telescopes.
Credit:ESO.
Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Stephen Molyneux and Calum Turner.
Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa.
Music: Tomaz Vital (trilhavital.com) — Horizontes and
Nuclearmetal/New Horizons — Planetarium.
Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, spaceengine.org, S. Brunier, ESA, Hubble, NASA, G. Bacon, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, J. Anderson (STScI), P. Horálek, D. Elbaz, Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), Westerlund 2 Science Team, F. Ferraro (University of Bologna), T. Matsopoulos, Daniele Gasparri, F. Kamphues, Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute, Martin White, UC Berkeley, Lars Hernquist, Harvard University, C. Malin (christophmalin.com), B. Tafreshi (twanight.org), Gianluca Lombardi (glphoto.it) and The Illustris Project (visualization by Dylan Nelson).
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico.
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