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‘Heart’ of Herschel to be presented to media
 
4 September 2007

The Herschel spacecraft
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Artist's impression of ESA's Herschel satellite, designed to study the formation of galaxies and stars. It is due for launch in mid 2008, in couple with the ESA Planck satellite that will map the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) to study the early of the Universe.

Credits: ESA/AOES Medialab
 
 
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