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"Deep space pearls" discovered by Herschel

Rome, Italy - In the constellation of the Southern Cross

ESA's (European Space Agency) space telescope Herschel has photographed a necklace of "Deep space pearls", formed by stars of any age, in a part of our galaxy so far considered cold an inactive. The pictures were taken by the two instruments Spire and Pacs of the Italian-led HI-GAL (Herschel Infrared Galactic Plain Survey) programme. The two instruments were pointed together towards the constellation...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109867
Rome, Italy, 10/06/2009 19:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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