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Corona Australis molecular cloud viewed by Herschel and Planck
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Herschel and Planck views of star formation

06/07/2020 12234 views 205 likes
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Looking back in time with Herschel and Planck

28/05/2020 10181 views 131 likes
Candidate precursors of galaxy clusters as observed with the SPIRE instrument on ESA's Herschel space observatory
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Every point is a galaxy

16/07/2018 30931 views 242 likes
Every point is a galaxy
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Ant Nebula
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A space ant fires its lasers

16/05/2018 28549 views 148 likes
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Herschel and its legacy

30/11/2017 5874 views 23 likes
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Merging galaxies in the early Universe

13/11/2017 4217 views 18 likes
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Herschel discovers galaxy merger in the very early Universe

13/11/2017 7049 views 83 likes
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Herschel’s view of new stars and molecular clouds

20/09/2017 9931 views 54 likes
Herschel’s view of new stars and molecular clouds
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Herschel’s Galactic panorama

22/04/2016 17972 views 181 likes
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Herschel's view of the Galactic Plane

22/04/2016 69686 views 68 likes
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Herschel’s view of G49
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Threading the Milky Way

28/05/2015 10694 views 106 likes
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The tumultuous heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud

30/03/2015 10557 views 99 likes
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Herschel’s population of trans-Neptunian objects

09/06/2014 25483 views 147 likes
Herschel’s population of trans-Neptunian objects
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Herschel’s 37 000 science observations

25/11/2013 42776 views 130 likes
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Herschel reveals the invisible

16/09/2011 3483 views 6 likes
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The infrared Universe

Why the infrared? More about the infrared The infrared revolution History of infrared astronomy

Spacecraft and telescope

Vital stats The largest infrared space telescope Instruments Cutting-edge spacecraft

The mission

Journey Early operations Operating Herschel

Meet the team

Herschel Project Scientist: An interview with Göran Pilbratt Herschel and Planck Programme Manager: An interview with Thomas Passvogel

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Herschel images Herschel videos

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