Herschel Space Observatory
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The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency. It was active from 2009 to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the
Model of the Herschel Observatory
A model of the SPIRE instrument.
Herschel in a clean room
Rosette Nebula image captured by Herschel
Rosetta (spacecraft)
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Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency that launched on 2 March 2004. Along with Philae, its lander module, Rosetta performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
Herschel Space Observatory
…wavebands (55–672 μm). Herschel was the fourth and final cornerstone mission in the Horizon 2000 programme, following SOHO, Cluster II, XMM-Newton and Rosetta. The observatory was carried into orbit by an Ariane 5 in May 2009, reaching the second Lagrangian point (L2) of the Earth–Sun system, 1,500,000…
Illustration of Rosetta and Philae at the comet
Trajectory of the Rosetta space probe
Rosetta "selfie" at Mars
Earth from Rosetta during final flyby