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Herschel readies itself for the Orion Nebula
 
19 January 2010   ESA’s Herschel observatory is back to full operation following the reactivation of its HIFI instrument. HIFI, having been offline for 160 days while engineers investigated an unexpected problem in the electronic system, is now perfectly placed to resume its study of forming stars and planets.
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Inside the dark heart of the Eagle
Inside the dark heart of the Eagle
 
16 December 2009   Herschel has peered inside an unseen stellar nursery and revealed surprising amounts of activity. Some 700 newly-forming stars are estimated to be crowded into filaments of dust stretching through the image. The image is the first new release of ‘OSHI’, ESA’s Online Showcase of Herschel Images.
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Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string
 
2 October 2009   Herschel has delivered spectacular vistas of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way, revealing intense, unexpected activity. The dark, cool region is dotted with stellar factories, like pearls on a cosmic string.
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4 September 2009   HIFI status under investigation
24 July 2009   Herschel and Planck pass in-orbit 'exam'
10 July 2009   Herschel images promise bright future
19 June 2009   Herschel’s daring test: a glimpse of things to come
15 June 2009   Herschel cryocover is open
21 May 2009   Herschel and Planck commissioning has begun


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