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ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope Is Off to a Great Start

On May 14, 2009, the European Space Agency launched two revolutionary space telescopes aboard the same launcher.  These were Planck and Herschel, new eyes on the universe which will hopefully revolutionize our view of the galaxy and beyond.   The dual … Continue reading

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The Planck Space Observatory Is Watching the Universe Being Born

In most of our articles, we have looked at the worlds in our own solar system, or orbiting relatively nearby stars.  There’s so much going on in our neighborhood, it’s easy to get nearsighted and forget that astronomy reaches much … Continue reading

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