The Most Distant Quasar Ever Discovered

From ESO-Cast and the European Southern Observatory. Astronomers have discovered the most distant quasar found to date. This brilliant beacon, powered by a black hole with a mass two billion [...]

Where We Stand in the Cosmic Energy Continuum

This is an excerpt from Cosmic Journeys “Cold Sparks & Black Holes.” It’s the start of a journey through the incredible continuum of cosmic energy that produced us. Today, energy [...]

Hubble’s Triumph Remembered

In 1080p, From ESA’s Hubblecast. Back in 1609, in Venice, Galileo Galilei gave one of the very first demonstrations of his telescope. A few months after that, he discovered Jupiter’s [...]

Supernova Spotting

In 1080p… the rapid response system of the Very Large Telescope in Chile goes after fleeting gamma ray bursts, courtesy of ESOCast. Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic events [...]

The Infinite Monkey Theorem… in 1080p

For those who haven’t seen “Is the Universe Infinite?”, here’s a re-enactment of the famous paradox known as the “infinite monkey theorem.”