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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 10858 views 195 likes
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Looking back in time with Herschel and Planck

28/05/2020 9178 views 125 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 30141 views 239 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 27741 views 148 likes
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Herschel and its legacy

30/11/2017 4929 views 21 likes
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Merging galaxies in the early Universe

13/11/2017 3806 views 18 likes
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Herschel discovers galaxy merger in the very early Universe

13/11/2017 6543 views 83 likes
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Herschel’s view of new stars and molecular clouds

20/09/2017 8759 views 51 likes
Herschel’s view of new stars and molecular clouds
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Herschel’s Galactic panorama

22/04/2016 17323 views 181 likes
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Herschel's view of the Galactic Plane

22/04/2016 68886 views 67 likes
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Herschel’s view of G49
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Threading the Milky Way

28/05/2015 10301 views 106 likes
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The tumultuous heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud

30/03/2015 9837 views 97 likes
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Herschel’s population of trans-Neptunian objects

09/06/2014 24680 views 145 likes
Herschel’s population of trans-Neptunian objects
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Herschel’s 37 000 science observations

25/11/2013 42084 views 130 likes
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Herschel reveals the invisible

16/09/2011 2831 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

Multimedia

Herschel images Herschel videos

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