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Stunning new Herschel and XMM-Newton image
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17 January 2012   The Eagle Nebula as never seen before. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope's 'Pillars of Creation' image of the Eagle Nebula became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Now, two of ESA's orbiting observatories have shed new light on this enigmatic star-forming region.
Herschel detects abundant water in planet-forming disc
 
20 October 2011   ESA’s Herschel space observatory has found evidence of water vapour emanating from ice on dust grains in the disc around a young star, revealing a hidden ice reservoir the size of thousands of oceans.
Comet Hartley 2 observed by ESA’s Herschel
Did Earth's oceans come from comets?
 
5 October 2011   ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory has found water in a comet with almost exactly the same composition as Earth's oceans. The discovery revives the idea that our planet's seas could once have been giant icebergs floating through space.
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13 September 2011   Herschel paints new story of galaxy evolution
1 August 2011   Astronomers searching for oxygen can breathe more easily
26 July 2011   Enceladus rains water onto Saturn
7 July 2011   Exploding stars can make good dust factories
17 June 2011   ESA Euronews: Hot from cold
9 May 2011   Raging storms sweep away galactic gas


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