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The Herschel satellite
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Recent News

Recipe for water: just add starlight
1st Sep 2010
Herschel has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is a key ingredient for making water in the atmosphere of some stars. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is surrounded by a gigantic cloud of hot water vapour.
Herschel science papers published
16th Jul 2010
The first batch of scientific papers are published in a special issue of the scientific journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Herschel teams up with Rosetta
7th Jul 2010
In a few days, Herschel will team up with ESA's Rosetta mission, which is due to fly past an asteroid called Lutetia.

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