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Raging storms sweep away galactic gas
 
9 May 2011

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Galaxy with a molecular outflow
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An artist’s impression showing a galaxy with a molecular outflow. Herschel has discovered that such outflows can travel at 1000 km/s, which could deplete the galaxy of the gas needed for further star formation within one million to 100 million years.

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Ariane-5 ECA launch of Herschel and Planck in May 2009 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

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