ESOcast 228 Light: ALMA Sees Most Distant Milky Way Look-alike

Astronomers using ALMA, in which the ESO is a partner, have revealed an extremely distant galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way. This video summarises their findings.

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.

Credit:

ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Stephanie Rowlands, Emma Foxell and Bárbara Ferreira.
Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) — Malum
Footage and photos: ALMA (NRAO/ESO/NAOJ), Rizzo et al., Martin Kornmesser (ESO), Luis Calçada (ESO) and C. Malin (christophmalin.com).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.