The new ASKAP sensitive radio telescope, that was observing the Milky Way's satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, detected thousands of new signals from space. They’re all coming from hitherto unknown sources. For the first time ever, scientists received radio signals that can help us understand the evolution of galaxies and the origin of stars. But it’s often very difficult to decode these signals and understand their nature. Especially when we suddenly hear such ear-shredding screams coming from the depths of space.
Today we know what stars are made of, what makes a red dwarf different from a blue dwarf, and what happens after the death of a star. But so far, astronomers don’t know exactly how stars are created. Even though stars make up about ninety percent of all the matter in the galaxy.
In this video, you will find out: what makes those sinister sounds? Why were scientists so delighted to find hydrogen in interstellar space? What does champagne have to do with space? And how are stars born?
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