Herschel Space Observatory - Science

Science

Herschel will specialise in collecting light from objects in our Solar System as well as the Milky Way and even extragalactic objects billions of light-years away, such as newborn galaxies, and is charged with four primary areas of investigation:

  • Galaxy formation in the early universe and the evolution of galaxies;
  • Star formation and its interaction with the interstellar medium;
  • Chemical composition of atmospheres and surfaces of Solar System bodies, including planets, comets and moons;
  • Molecular chemistry across the universe.

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