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    Other Herschel First Science Stories

    ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory is changing the way scientists view the Universe. From nearby celestial objects to distant ones, from the smallest molecules to the largest galaxies, Herschel is revealing new details about how the Universe behaves.

    Herschel takes the temperature of an interstellar cloud

    Herschel takes the temperature of an interstellar cloud 

    Herschel takes the temperature of an interstellar cloud The unrivalled ability of ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory to discern detail in celestial objects has been used to take the temperature across a star-forming cloud. For the first time, an entire cloud has had its temperature mapped from the c...

    Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas
    Artist impression of the Herschel spacecraft

    Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas 

    Artist impression of the Herschel spacecraft

    Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory has found that hydrogen fluoride molecules are everywhere in interstellar gas clouds. They betray hidden reservoirs of gas, and may ultimately become a key tracer of star-forming gas clouds in distant galaxies.

    Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog

    Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog 

    Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog ESA’s Herschel space telescope has discovered that previously unseen distant galaxies are responsible for a cosmic fog of infrared radiation. The galaxies are some of the faintest and furthest objects seen by Herschel, and open a new window on the bir...

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