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Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/Spitzer Telescope/ESA
In May of 2009, the European Space Agency successfully launched the Herschel Space Observatory, a new eye for the infrared universe. Its 3.5 meter mirror lets us see into the far infrared spectrum with unprecedented clarity.
SpaceChronology.com
Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/Spitzer Telescope/ESA
In May of 2009, the European Space Agency successfully launched the Herschel Space Observatory, a new eye for the infrared universe. Its 3.5 meter mirror lets us see into the far infrared spectrum with unprecedented clarity.










