For further information, please contact:
Markus Bauer
ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Communication Officer
Tel: +31 71 565 6799
Mob: +31 61 594 3 954
Email: markus.bauer@esa.int
Göran Pilbratt
ESA Herschel Project Scientist
Research and Scientific Support Department
Science and Robotic Exploration Directorate
ESA, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 71 565 3621
Email: gpilbratt@rssd.esa.int
Related links
- Herschel: ESA's giant infrared observatory
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel - Herschel overview
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel - Other Herschel First Science Stories
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Other_Herschel_First_Science_Stories2 - Online Showcase of Herschel Images OSHI
http://oshi.esa.int/ 
Inside Herschel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9_VBKn8Jq4&feature=PlayList&p=CD471914889C152B&index=1- Herschel mission objectives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyEpV1_CH4w&feature=PlayList&p=CD471914889C152B&index=5 - Herschel spots comet massacre around nearby star
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_spots_comet_massacre_around_nearby_star - Fledgling stars flicker in the heart of Orion
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Fledgling_stars_flicker_in_the_heart_of_Orion - A New View of an Icon
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/A_New_View_of_an_Icon - Herschel and Planck win the French Grand Prix
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_and_Planck_win_the_French_Grand_Prix - Herschel finds a hole in space
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_finds_a_hole_in_space - Herschel reveals the hidden side of star birth
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_reveals_the_hidden_side_of_star_birth - Herschel takes the temperature of an interstellar cloud
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_takes_the_temperature_of_an_interstellar_cloud - Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Tracing_the_Milky_Way_s_hidden_reservoirs_of_gas - Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_resolves_the_cosmic_infrared_fog - Baby stars in the Rosette cloud
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Baby_stars_in_the_Rosette_cloud - Inside the dark heart of the Eagle
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Inside_the_dark_heart_of_the_Eagle - Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_views_deep-space_pearls_on_a_cosmic_string - Herschel and Planck pass in-orbit 'exam'
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_and_Planck_pass_in-orbit_exam - Herschel images promise bright future
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_images_promise_bright_future - Herschel’s daring test: a glimpse of things to come
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_s_daring_test_a_glimpse_of_things_to_come - Herschel cryocover is open
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Herschel_cryocover_is_open - Observations: Seeing in infrared wavelengths
http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESOC/Observations_Seeing_in_infrared_wavelengths - Why infrared astronomy is a hot topic
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Why_infrared_astronomy_is_a_hot_topic - L2, the second Lagrangian Point
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/L2_the_second_Lagrangian_Point - This article in depth
http://sci.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=50343 - Herschel in depth
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=16 - Herschel first science results in depth
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=46985 - Herschel Science Centre
http://herschel.esac.esa.int/