When the Herschel Space Observatory reaches its orbital perch, it will be set to boldly look where no telescope has looked before. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, 'the whirlpool galaxy' for a first test observation. Scientists obtained images in three colours from the observation, which clearly demonstrate the superiority of Herschel, the largest infrared space telescope ever flown. 0 comments edit related share science*Update to Autumn's post* picked by kakana 5 months ago |
The European Space Agency (Esa) has released a stunning image of the spiral galaxy M51, otherwise known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
This Thursday a rocket will take two new European telescopes into space, and park them not in an orbit around earth, but in an orbit around the sun. 0 comments edit related share sciencePretty cool information about a 'prime' orbiting spot named L2, 1.5 million km from earth. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago |
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