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Cygnus-X: the cool swan glowing in flight
 
10 May 2012   Chaotic networks of dust and gas signpost the next generations of massive stars in this stunning new image of the Cygnus-X star-nursery captured by ESA’s Herschel space observatory.
Herschel’s image of Fomalhaut
Herschel spots comet massacre around nearby star
 
11 April 2012   ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory has studied the dusty belt around the nearby star Fomalhaut. The dust appears to be coming from collisions that destroy up to thousands of icy comets every day.
Centaurus A: Far-infrared and X-rays
The dark heart of a cosmic collision
 
4 April 2012   Two of ESA’s space observatories have combined to create a multi-wavelength view of violent events taking place within the giant galaxy of Centaurus A. The new observations strengthen the view that it may have been created by the cataclysmic collision of two older galaxies.
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29 February 2012   Fledgling stars flicker in the heart of Orion
17 January 2012   A New View of an Icon
20 October 2011   Herschel detects abundant water in planet-forming disc
5 October 2011   Did Earth's oceans come from comets?
13 September 2011   Herschel paints new story of galaxy evolution
1 August 2011   Astronomers searching for oxygen can breathe more easily


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