Heaviest Element yet Detected in an Exoplanet Atmosphere (ESOcast 257 Light)
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, barium has been detected in the atmosphere of two exoplanets.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Rory Harris and Rebecca Forsberg.
Music: Stellardrone — Ascent.
Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, C. Malin (http://www.christophmalin.com) and Gianluca Lombardi (http://glphoto.it).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
About the Video
| Id: | eso2213a |
| Release date: | 13 October 2022, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2213 |
| Duration: | 01 m 32 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
| Category: | ESOcast Exoplanets |
