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HerMES Data Release
25/04/2012 - 16:57
The HerMES team has issued its first major data release.
Happy Birthday to Sir William Herschel
15/11/2011 - 18:50
Today is the 273rd anniversary of William Herschel's birthday
Herschel to observe near-Earth asteroid
06/11/2011 - 13:31
Herschel will be observing asteroid 2005 YU55 when it whizzes by the Earth

Past News Stories

Herschel sheds light on role of water
26th Oct 2011
Herschel's HIFI instrument is making astonishing discoveries about the role of water in the formation of Solar Systems
Professor Matt Griffin on Today Programme
21st Jul 2011
Professor Matt Griffin discussed the latest Herschel discovery on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme
Herschel finds source of cosmic dust in a stellar explosion
7th Jul 2011
Herschel has made measurements of a supernova in a nearby galaxy, showing that these stellar explosions are a source of cosmic dust
Ring in the sky
16th Jun 2011
Herschel observations of a ring-shaped nebula are complemented by images from NASA's Spitzer infrared space telescope
Herschel lives up to the family name
12th May 2011
Herschel has been observing the sky at infrared wavelengths since shortly after its launch two years ago. Herschel is named after astronomer Sir William Herschel who discovered infrared light in 1800.
Raging galactic storms sweep away gas
9th May 2011
Herschel has detected raging winds of molecular gas streaming away from galaxies. Suspected for years, these outflows may have the power to strip galaxies of gas and halt star formation in its tracks.
Pythagoras' Trousers Radio Show: Herschel Special
26th Apr 2011
Members of the Herschel team can be heard talking about the Herschel mission and science on the Pythagoras' Trousers Radio Show and downloadable podcast
Herschel links Star Formation to Sonic Booms
14th Apr 2011
Astronomers using Herschel have found that filaments of gas and dust in interstellar clouds have a preferred size, implying that they have formed as a result of interstellar sonic booms travelling through the Galaxy.
Herschel to be refilled with Helium
1st Apr 2011
The Herschel spacecraft is to be refilled with helium coolant, allowing its mission to continue for a further 3.5 years.
Herschel weighs the key ingredients for making galaxies
16th Feb 2011
Astronomers have used Herschel to reveal just how much dark matter it takes to give rise to a galaxy bursting with stars. The findings are a key step in understanding how dark matter contributed to the birth of massive galaxies in the early Universe.
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