Herschel science - sequence three

Herschel science - sequence three

A virtual trip inside our Galaxy, the Milky Way, into clouds of dust and gas from which new stars and planetary systems form, until their lives end. Herschel will be the best space observatory yet to study the still unknown early stages of star and planet formation, and will provide unprecedented insight into stellar evolution through our galactic history.

Credits: ESA (animation by Silicon Worlds)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ESA
• astronomy
• European Space Agency
• space
• science
• technology
• electromagnetic spectrum
• space telescopes
• Infrared
• Herschel