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Finding the stars that help with our dental health (ESOcast 244 Light)

A new finding, made with the ALMA observatory, in which ESO is a partner, is shedding light on how fluorine is forged in the Universe. Find out more in this discovery, and how it is related to our dental hygiene, in this video summary.

Credit:

ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Giulio Mazzolo, Juliet Hannay and Bárbara Ferreira.
Music: Stellardrone — Mars.
Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, P. Horálek, Digitized Sky Survey 2 and N. Risinger (skysurvey.org).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.