Project News

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Herschel • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

New Images Using Data From Retired Telescopes Reveal Hidden Features

Herschel • News Release • June 16th, 2022

New images using data from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA missions showcase the dust that fills the space between stars in four of the galaxies closest to our own Milky Way. More than striking, the snapshots are also a scientific trove, lending insight into how dramatically the density of...

Long-awaited review reveals journey of water from interstellar clouds to habitable worlds

Herschel • News Release • April 9th, 2021

Dutch astronomer Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University, the Netherlands), together with an international team of colleagues, has written an overview of everything we know about water in interstellar clouds thanks to the Herschel space observatory.

Multi-Wavelength View of a Supernova Remnant

Herschel • News Release • January 7th, 2019

New Year's Eve may be past, but we are not done with fireworks just yet. This image, which includes data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, shows the remnants of an explosion – not of the colorful type ignited during celebrations, but of the stellar kind.

Science Data, Discoveries and People: Legacy of the Herschel Space Observatory

Herschel • News Release • September 21st, 2017

The Herschel mission, a trailblazing space observatory that provided a unique view of our cosmos during its almost four years of operations, leaves a legacy of treasured data, thousands of scientific papers, as well as a new generation of astronomers who cut their professional teeth on this...

Herschel's Chronicles of Galaxy Evolution

Herschel • News Release • September 20th, 2017

Delving deep into the history of our cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory scrutinised hundreds of thousands of star-forming galaxies, peering back in time to when the Universe was less than one billion years old. These observations probed the peak epoch of stellar production, about ten billion...

The Cosmic Water Trail Uncovered by Herschel

Herschel • News Release • September 19th, 2017

During almost four years of observing the cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory traced out the presence of water. With its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral resolution at key wavelengths, Herschel revealed this crucial molecule in star-forming molecular clouds, detected it for the first...

How Herschel Unlocked the Secrets of Star Formation

Herschel • News Release • September 18th, 2017

Surveying the sky for almost four years to observe the glow of cold cosmic dust embedded in interstellar clouds of gas, the Herschel Space Observatory has provided astronomers with an unprecedented glimpse into the stellar cradles of our Galaxy. As a result, giant strides have been taken in our...

New Catalogues for Herschel Legacy Archive

Herschel • News Release • June 20th, 2017

Two new catalogues, based on data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, have been released to the scientific community. The point source catalogues are examples of a new type of data product from two of Herschel’s instruments, SPIRE and PACS.

Building Blocks of Life's Building Blocks Come From Starlight

Herschel • Feature • October 12th, 2016

Life exists in a myriad of wondrous forms, but if you break any organism down to its most basic parts, it's all the same stuff: carbon atoms connected to hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other elements. But how these fundamental substances are created in space has been a longstanding mystery.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Herschel • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

New Images Using Data From Retired Telescopes Reveal Hidden Features

Herschel • June 16th, 2022

New images using data from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA missions showcase the dust that fills the space between stars in four of the galaxies closest to our own Milky...

Long-awaited review reveals journey of water from interstellar clouds to habitable worlds

Herschel • April 9th, 2021

Dutch astronomer Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden University, the Netherlands), together with an international team of colleagues, has written an overview of everything we know about...

Multi-Wavelength View of a Supernova Remnant

Herschel • January 7th, 2019

New Year's Eve may be past, but we are not done with fireworks just yet. This image, which includes data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, shows the remnants of an...

Science Data, Discoveries and People: Legacy of the Herschel Space Observatory

Herschel • September 21st, 2017

The Herschel mission, a trailblazing space observatory that provided a unique view of our cosmos during its almost four years of operations, leaves a legacy of treasured data,...

Herschel's Chronicles of Galaxy Evolution

Herschel • September 20th, 2017

Delving deep into the history of our cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory scrutinised hundreds of thousands of star-forming galaxies, peering back in time to when the Universe...

The Cosmic Water Trail Uncovered by Herschel

Herschel • September 19th, 2017

During almost four years of observing the cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory traced out the presence of water. With its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral resolution at...

How Herschel Unlocked the Secrets of Star Formation

Herschel • September 18th, 2017

Surveying the sky for almost four years to observe the glow of cold cosmic dust embedded in interstellar clouds of gas, the Herschel Space Observatory has provided astronomers...

New Catalogues for Herschel Legacy Archive

Herschel • June 20th, 2017

Two new catalogues, based on data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, have been released to the scientific community. The point source catalogues are examples of a new type...

Building Blocks of Life's Building Blocks Come From Starlight

Herschel • October 12th, 2016

Life exists in a myriad of wondrous forms, but if you break any organism down to its most basic parts, it's all the same stuff: carbon atoms connected to hydrogen, oxygen,...