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New Images of Orion Nebula Show Young Stars Hidden in Gas and Dust Clouds
European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have provided researchers with new images of the Orion nebula that revealed a host of embryonic stars hidden in...
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Searching for the Link Between Star Formation and Black Hole Activity
To better understand the how star formation and black hole activity are linked, scientists are looking back 8 to 12 billion years, a time when star formation was most vigorous. By comparing infrared...
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Searching for Molecular Oxygen in the Orion Nebula
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, CfA astronomers led a team in search of molecular oxygen in the Orion Nebula, reporting that they still did not find O2, but reached preliminary conclusions about...
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Herschel Image of the Vela C Region
A new image from the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory shows Vela C, a massive star nursery that is 2,300 light-years from the Sun and part of the Vela complex. A beautiful blue...
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Herschel Finds a Clue to How Planetary Systems Form and Evolve
In two new studies, scientists use data from the Herschel Space Observatory to find a correlation between the presence of massive debris discs and planetary systems with no Jupiter-class planets,...
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Crab Nebula Contains Enough Dust to Make Around 40,000 Earths
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered filaments of dust shining in the far-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, providing definitive evidence that the Crab...
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Asteroid Apophis Will Make a Record Setting Close Approach to Earth
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, scientists gathered new data on the asteroid Apophis, an asteroid that will make a recording setting close approach to Earth and was initially given a 2.7 percent...
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Herschel Views Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse
This new image from Herschel’s Photodetecting Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, which is located in the Orion Constellation and appears to be on a...
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New Herschel Images of the Andromeda Galaxy
Two new images from the Herschel Space Observatory highlight the ring-like swirls of dust that fill the Andromeda galaxy. The new eye-catching views from the Herschel space observatory are fit for a...
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Researchers Detected a Cool Layer in the Atmosphere of Alpha Centauri A
By observing Alpha Centauri A in far-infrared light with ESA’s Herschel space observatory and comparing the results with computer models of stellar atmospheres, researchers have detected a cool layer...
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Astronomers Discover Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen
A team of astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen, giving scientists a window into the earliest and least understood phases of star formation. Pasadena, California – Astronomers...
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Herschel Data Reveals Clues About High-Mass Star Formation
In a new study, scientists use Herschel data to view a giant cloud of gas and dust called Westerhout 3 and to study the early stages of high-mass star formation, finding that baby stars may grow to...
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Astronomers Observe a Dust Belt Orbiting a Subgiant Star with a Planetary System
Astronomers used the Herschel Space Observatory to observe a bright emission around the star Kappa Coronae Borealis, indicating the presence of a dusty debris disc. ESA’s Herschel space observatory...
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Herschel Runs Out of Liquid Coolant, Stops Making Observations
Launched roughly four years ago, the Herschel space telescope has run out of liquid coolant and has stopped making observations. Pasadena, California — The Herschel observatory, a European space...
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Herschel Reveals Early Galaxies ‘Cooler’ Than Previously Thought
Using data from the Herschel Space Observatory, researchers discovered that galaxies in the early Universe were cooler than those we see around us today. The results are published in the 1st May 2013...
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Herschel Makes Detailed Observations of a Hot Molecular Gas at the Center of...
Using ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory, scientists have detected and analyzed a variety of simple molecules at the center of Milky Way, allowing them to probe some of the fundamental properties of the...
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APEX Reveals Interstellar Dust in the Cosmic Clouds of Orion
In this new image, the APEX telescope reveals interstellar dust in the cosmic clouds of the Orion constellation. This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what...
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Herschel Discovers Massive Merging of Two Galaxies
The Herschel Space telescope has discovered a massive merging of two galaxies that took place when the universe was roughly 3 billion years old. The galaxies, collectively called HXMM01, are churning...
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Herschel Discovers the Earliest Known Starburst Galaxy
Using data from the Herschel Space Observatory, researchers report finding the earliest known galaxy undergoing a massive burst of star formation, existing at least as early as 880 million years after...
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Herschel Discovers a Newfound Reservoir of Stellar Fuel
Using data from the Hershel Space Observatory, researchers shed new light on hidden pools of gas, revealing their whereabouts and discovering that there is an enormous additional reservoir of material...
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