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Herschel's View of 'Lockman Hole'
A region of the sky called the "Lockman Hole," located in the constellation of Ursa Major, is one of the areas surveyed in infrared light by the Herschel Space Observatory. All of the little dots in t...
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Andromeda is So Hot 'n' Cold
This mosaic of the Andromeda spiral galaxy highlights explosive stars in its interior, and cooler, dusty stars forming in its many rings. The image is a combination of observations from the Herschel S...
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Distortions of a Distant Galaxy
This diagram illustrates a cosmic phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, in which a galaxy magnifies a second, more distant galaxy, making it appear brighter and easier to study. The Herschel Spac...
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Analyzing the Pieces of a Warped Galaxy
This image composite shows a warped and magnified view of a galaxy discovered by the Herschel Space Observatory, one of five such galaxies uncovered by the infrared telescope. The galaxy -- referred t...
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Jets Carve Out Big Hole
The dark hole seen in the green cloud at the top of this image was likely carved out by multiple jets and blasts of radiation.
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Big Hole Revealed in Infrared
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an older picture of the dark green hole seen in the green cloud at the top of this image, as shown in the inset.
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Assembly Line of Stars
This image, in the constellation of Vulpecula, shows an entire assembly line of newborn stars.
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Bursting with Stars
This image is taken looking towards a region of our Milky Way galaxy in the Eagle constellation, closer to the galactic center than our sun.
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Galactic Bubble
RCW 120 is a galactic bubble with a large surprise. How large? At least eight times the mass of the sun.
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Big Babies in the Rosette Nebula
This image from the Herschel Space Observatory shows the cloud associated with the Rosette nebula.
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Awash with Infrared Light
Some of the coldest and darkest dust in space shines brightly in this infrared image from the Herschel Observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important participation from NASA.
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Dark Wombs of Stars
This image from the Herschel Observatory reveals some of the coldest and darkest material in our galaxy. The choppy clouds of gas and dust pictured here are just starting to condense into new stars.
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Dark Star-Making Factory
This image from the Herschel Observatory reveals some of the coldest and darkest material in our galaxy. The choppy clouds of gas and dust are just starting to condense into new stars.
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Herschel's First Peeks at Galaxies
This image taken by Herschel shows galaxy M74.
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Ariane 5 carrying Herschel and Planck lifts off
Ariane 5 enclosing Herschel and Planck lift off, at Europe's Spaceport on 14 May 2009.
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Artist Concept of Launch Rocket
This is an artist concept of the rocket carrying Hershel and Planck.
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Artist Concept of Herschel
This is an artist concept of the Herschel Space Observatory.
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Cleaning of the Telescope
Both Herschel and the Planck observatory are scheduled to lift off together aboard an Ariane ECA rocket.