Stellar disc discovered in another galaxy! (ESOCast 268 Light)

Using ALMA, in which ESO is a partner, astronomers have for the first time found a disc around a young star outside our own galaxy. This video summarises the discovery.

Credit:

ESO

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Pamela Freeman and Tom Howarth.
Music: Stellardrone — Light Years.
Footage and photos: ESO / L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), A McLeod et al.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.

About the Video

Id:eso2318a
Release date:29 November 2023, 17:00
Related releases:eso2318
Duration:01 m 29 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:HH 1177
Type:Unspecified : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk
Category:Stars

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