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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

The CB244 dark globule

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Herschel takes the temperature of an interstellar cloud

06/05/2010 3468 views 2 likes

Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas

Herschel and Rosette Nebula

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Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas

06/05/2010 1628 views 4 likes

Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog

Previously unseen galaxies revealed to ESA's Herschel

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Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog

06/05/2010 1907 views 0 likes

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Herschel: ESA's giant infrared observatory

Herschel overview

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Notes to editors

06/05/2010 1000 views 0 likes

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Other Herschel First Science Stories

01/01/1970 1510 views

Online Showcase of Herschel Images OSHI

Inside Herschel

Herschel mission objectives

Fomalhaut and dust disc

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Herschel spots comet massacre around nearby star

11/04/2012 4382 views 6 likes

Baby stars in Orion Nebula

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Fledgling stars flicker in the heart of Orion

29/02/2012 3925 views 4 likes

Stunning new Herschel and XMM-Newton image of the Eagle Nebula

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A New View of an Icon

17/01/2012 14011 views 11 likes

The Herschel and Planck AAAF Grand Prix 2010 award ceremony

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Herschel and Planck win the French Grand Prix

10/06/2010 1684 views 2 likes

NGC 1999: Truly a hole in space.

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Herschel finds a hole in space

11/05/2010 10600 views 32 likes

The Galactic bubble RCW 120

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Herschel reveals the hidden side of star birth

06/05/2010 4627 views 6 likes

The CB244 dark globule

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Herschel takes the temperature of an interstellar cloud

06/05/2010 3468 views 2 likes

Herschel and Rosette Nebula

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Tracing the Milky Way’s hidden reservoirs of gas

06/05/2010 1628 views 4 likes

Previously unseen galaxies revealed to ESA's Herschel

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Herschel resolves the cosmic infrared fog

06/05/2010 1907 views 0 likes

The Rosette molecular cloud, seen by Herschel

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Baby stars in the Rosette cloud

12/04/2010 6986 views 14 likes

Inside the dark heart of the Eagle

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Inside the dark heart of the Eagle

16/12/2009 4127 views 3 likes

Reservoir of cold gas in the constellation of the Southern Cross

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Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string

02/10/2009 3892 views 5 likes

Herschel and Planck

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Herschel and Planck pass in-orbit 'exam'

24/07/2009 1584 views 1 likes

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Herschel images promise bright future

10/07/2009 3267 views 0 likes

Herschel's test view of M51

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Herschel’s daring test: a glimpse of things to come

19/06/2009 5199 views 8 likes

Artist concept of the Herschel spacecraft

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Herschel cryocover is open

15/06/2009 1691 views 1 likes

ISO: Infrared Space Observatory

Observations: Seeing in infrared wavelengths

6244 views 19 likes

Cold comfort for newborn stars - ISO unmasks the icy veil around the Eagle's fiery heart

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Why infrared astronomy is a hot topic

11/09/2003 10470 views 35 likes

Location of Lagrangian point (L2)

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L2, the second Lagrangian Point

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