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Observing the ashes of the first stars (ESOcast 261 Light)

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found the fingerprints left by the explosions of the first stars.

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ESO

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner. 
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis. 
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. 
Written by: Claudia Sciarma and Jonas Enander.
Music: Stellardrone — Mars.
Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, ESA/Hubble, B. Tafreshi.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.

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