Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago
During almost four years of observing the cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory traced out the presence of water. With its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral resolution at key wavelengths, Herschel revealed this crucial molecule in star-forming molecular clouds, detected it for the first time in the seeds of future stars and planets, and identified the delivery of water from interplanetary debris to planets in our Solar System.
Full story: The cosmic water trail uncovered by Herschel
http://sci.esa.int/herschel/59494-the-cosmic-water-trail-uncovered-by-herschel/
Credit: ESA/Herschel/NASA/JPL-Caltech; acknowledgement: T. Pyle & R. Hurt (JPL-Caltech)
More information about this video can be found at http://sci.esa.int/herschel/59544-herschel-water/
During almost four years of observing the cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory traced out the presence of water. With its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral resolution at key wavelengths, Herschel revealed this crucial molecule in star-forming molecular clouds, detected it for the first time in the seeds of future stars and planets, and identified the delivery of water from interplanetary debris to planets in our Solar System.
Full story: The cosmic water trail uncovered by Herschel
http://sci.esa.int/herschel/59494-the-cosmic-water-trail-uncovered-by-herschel/
Credit: ESA/Herschel/NASA/JPL-Caltech; acknowledgement: T. Pyle & R. Hurt (JPL-Caltech)
More information about this video can be found at http://sci.esa.int/herschel/59544-herschel-water/
