Herschel Space Observatory

It is revealing new information about the earliest most distant stars and galaxies as well as those closer to home in space and time.

Herschel space observatory. The herschel space observatory had the largest telescope ever flown in space with a main mirror 3 5 m across more than four times larger than any previous infrared space telescope and almost one and a half times larger than that of the hubble space telescope. The herschel space observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the european space agency esa. The telescope was decommissioned in april 2013 when it ran out of liquid coolant as expected.

Welcome to the uk herschel space observatory website. If you are looking for something in particular and can t find it please contact dr chris north. It revealed new information about the earliest most distant stars and galaxies as well as those closer to home in space and time.

It was active from 2009 to 2013 and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched carrying a 3 5 metre 11 5 ft mirror and instruments sensitive to the far infrared and submillimetre wavebands 55 672 µm. Thanks to its ability to detect radiation at far infrared and sub millimetre wavelengths herschel was able to observe dust obscured and cold objects that are invisible to other telescopes. More up to date results are available on the esa herschel website.

It also provided a unique look at our own solar system. Herschel the european space agency s herschel space observatory formerly called far infrared and sub millimetre telescope or first flew the largest single mirror ever built for a space telescope. The herschel space observatory s mission was designed to unveil a face of the early universe that was previously hidden.

The herschel space observatory was launched on may 14 2009 and operated for nearly four years. This is a legacy site and some information that you may have expected to find may not be available. Participation studied the light of the universe in the far infrared and submillimeter portions of the spectrum.

The herschel space observatory was a space based telescope that studied the universe by the light of the far infrared and submillimeter portions of the spectrum. It gave scientists their most complete look so far at the large portion of the universe that radiates in far infrared and submillimeter wavelengths. May 14 2009 this european space agency mission with u s.