Planck Casts New Light on Stellar Formation

A series of recent experiments has revealed that, more often than not, the halos of dark matter surrounding massive galaxy clusters are f

Baby stars in the Rosette cloud

Infrared image of the Rosette molecular cloud. Herschel collects the infrared light given out by dust and this image is a three-colour comp

Planck sees tapestry of cold dust

The image spans about 50° of the sky. It is a three-colour combination constructed from Planck’s two highest frequency channels (557 and 85

Herschel Science Archive (HSA) and HIPE publicly [9 March 2010] available

We are pleased to announce that as of today the Herschel Science Archive (HSA) has been opened to the world. At the same time the Herschel

HIFI spectral scan of Orion [4 March 2010]

The very successful commissioning and performance verification activities conducted with HIFI have produced a spectacular spectral scan o

Herschel-HIFI unveils precursors of life-enabling molecules in Orion Nebula

An artist's view of the Herschel satellite with the at present largest telescope mirror in space, which carries the HIFI instrument.The HI

Log: (09-29-2009 - 11-25-2009)

25 November 2009 (L+195, DOY 329) The findings of the HIFI investigation team and the proposed plan for bringing HIFI back in operation w