News tagged with herschel
Herschel finds a hole in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel infrared space telescope has made an unexpected discovery: a hole in space. The hole has provided astronomers with a surprising glimpse into the end of the star-forming process.
May 11, 2010 |
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Herschel's daring test: A glimpse of things to come
Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, 'the whirlpool galaxy' for a first test observation. Scientists obtained images in three colours ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Herschel first images promise bright future
Herschel has carried out the first test observations with all its instruments, with spectacular results. Galaxies, star-forming regions and dying stars comprised the telescope's first targets. The instruments ...
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Andromeda in a new light
Two ESA observatories have combined forces to show the Andromeda Galaxy in a new light. Herschel sees rings of star formation in this, the most detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy ever taken at infrared ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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First comet found with ocean-like water: New clues to creation of Earth's oceans
(PhysOrg.com) -- New evidence supports the theory that comets delivered a significant portion of Earth's oceans, which scientists believe formed about 8 million years after the planet itself.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Herschel reveals the hidden side of star birth
The first scientific results from ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory are revealing previously hidden details of star formation. New images show thousands of distant galaxies furiously building stars ...
May 06, 2010 |
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Enceladus rains water onto Saturn
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant torus of water vapour around Saturn. The discovery solves a 14-year mystery by identifying ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Image: Stellar Nursery in the Rosette Nebula
(PhysOrg.com) -- This image from the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory shows the cloud associated with the Rosette Nebula, a stellar nursery about 5,000 light-years from Earth in the Monoceros, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2010 |
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Herschel finds less dark matter but more stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has discovered a population of dust-enshrouded galaxies that do not need as much dark matter as previously thought to collect gas and burst into star formation.
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Herschel Finds Possible Life-Enabling Molecules in Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Herschel Space Observatory has revealed the chemical fingerprints of potentially life-enabling organic molecules in the Orion nebula, a nearby stellar nursery in our Milky Way galaxy.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 04, 2010 |
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1980s Video Icon Glows on Saturn Moon
The highest-resolution-yet temperature map and images of Saturn's icy moon Mimas obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal surprising patterns on the surface of the small moon, including unexpected hot ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Herschel Space Telescope uncovers the sources of the Cosmic Infrared Background
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using first observations with the PACS Instrument on board ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and other institutions have ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Seeing the Invisible
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers, like physicians, use as much of the electromagnetic spectrum as they can, from X-ray to radio wavelengths, to examine their subjects the with the most suitable diagnostics.
May 17, 2010 |
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Pin-pointing water in space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Water is regarded as a key ingredient for life - and water exists plenty in the universe. Now scientists have found the precious element in a disk around a young star, similar to our Sun. ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Twisted tale of our galaxy's ring
(PhysOrg.com) -- New observations from the Herschel Space Observatory show a bizarre, twisted ring of dense gas at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Only a few portions of the ring, which stretches across ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Herschel
Herschel is a German surname with the possible meanings:
Alternative, Anglicised spellings are Hershel, Herschell and Hershell.
Notable people or families with the surname Herschel include:
Herschel can also be used as a first name:
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