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Herschel Highlights Cosmic Zoom Lenses

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NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2010 — Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory have discovered a new way of finding cosmic zoom lenses, which allow astronomers to peer at galaxies in the distant universe. The magnification allows astronomers to see galaxies otherwise hidden from us when the universe was only a few billion years old. Herschel looks at far-infrared light, which is emitted not by stars, but by the gas and dust from which they form. This provides key insights into how galaxies have changed over the history of the cosmos. Every schoolchild is taught that light travels in...Read full article

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    Published: November 2010
    AmericascamerasCardiff Universitydark matterESAEuropeEuropean Space Agencyfar-infrared imaginggalaxiesgravitational lensesHerschel Space ObservatoryHerschel-AtlasImagingimaging surveyLoretta DunneMattia NegrelloMilky WayNASANottingham UniversityOpen UniversityResearch & TechnologyRob IvisonRoyal ObservatorySMASteve EalesSubmillimeter Arraysubmillimeter lightthe NetherlandsW. M. Keck Observatorywide area surveysyoung universe

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