News articles tagged with 'Herschel'
Herschel finds less dark matter but more stars
— 17 Feb 2011 17:12 | AstronomyESA's Herschel space observatory has discovered a population of dust-enshrouded galaxies that do not need as much dark matter as previously thought to collect gas and burst into star…
Andromeda's once and future stars
— 5 Jan 2011 17:15 | AstronomyTwo ESA observatories have combined forces to show the Andromeda Galaxy in a new light. Herschel sees rings of star formation in this, the most detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy…
UCI, other scientists find new galaxies through cosmic alignment
— 6 Nov 2010 16:15 | AstronomyUC Irvine astronomers, along with scientists across the globe, are discovering hundreds of new galaxies through brighter galaxies in front of them that deflect their faint light back…
Herschel Mars observations: First results
— 21 Sep 2010 12:43 | AstronomyThe Herschel Space Observatory is providing the first exciting results on Mars, from its guaranteed-time key program 'Water and related chemistry in the Solar System'. An accurate globally-averaged…
Herschel finds water in a cosmic desert
— 2 Sep 2010 15:31 | AstronomyThe Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is…
Brightest galaxies tend to cluster in busiest parts of universe
— 21 May 2010 11:54 | AstronomyFor more than a decade, astronomers have been puzzled by bright galaxies in the distant universe that appear to be forming stars at phenomenal rates. What prompted the prolific star…
Herschel finds a hole in space
— 11 May 2010 20:29 | AstronomyESA's Herschel infrared space telescope has made an unexpected discovery: a hole in space. The hole has provided astronomers with a surprising glimpse into the end of the star-forming…
Herschel reveals the hidden side of star birth
— 7 May 2010 10:52 | AstronomyThe first scientific results from ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory are revealing previously hidden details of star formation. New images show thousands of distant galaxies…
Baby stars in the Rosette cloud
— 13 Apr 2010 11:08 | AstronomyHerschel's latest image reveals the formation of previously unseen large stars, each one up to ten times the mass of our Sun. These are the stars that will influence where and how the…
Planck sees tapestry of cold dust
— 18 Mar 2010 13:28 | AstronomyGiant filaments of cold dust stretching through our Galaxy are revealed in a new image from ESA's Planck satellite. Analysing these structures could help to determine the forces that…