Planck Casts New Light on Stellar Formation
undefined Comments - 27 Apr 2010
A series of recent experiments has revealed that, more often than not, the halos of dark matter surrounding massive galaxy clusters are flattened and shaped like a cigar. Until now, astrophysicists believed that the mysterious stuff, which is bel...

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Baby stars in the Rosette cloud
0 Comments - 12 Apr 2010
Infrared image of the Rosette molecular cloud. Herschel collects the infrared light given out by dust and this image is a three-colour composite made of wavelengths at 70 microns (blue), 160 microns (green) and 250 microns (red). It was made with ob...

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Log: (6-7-2009)


'First Light' web release this friday

A collection of 'First Light' images and spectra taken by the three instruments onboard Herschel during the days following the cryo-cover opening will be publicly made available this Friday 10 July. Watch out for the accompanying set of coordinated web releases by ESA and the different ICC consortia!

[P. Garcia-Lario, HSC ESAC, posted 7 July 2009]