Herschel reveals the Milky Way's warm heart 07 May 2013 Observing the Galactic Centre with Herschel, astronomers have detected molecular gas at surprisingly high temperatures - up to 1000 K. The molecules are probably heated up by shocks as gas surges towards Sagittarius A*, the region harbouring the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Read more

Observation gives way to examination as Herschel coolant runs out 29 April 2013 The Herschel space observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium, after more than three years of observations and revelations about how galaxies, stars, and planets form and evolve. Ground-breaking discoveries are in store for years to come. Read more

Herschel links water in Jupiter's stratosphere to 1994 comet impact 23 April 2013 Herschel has yielded proof that almost all the water in Jupiter's stratosphere was delivered by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which impacted the planet in 1994. The new Herschel map shows more water in Jupiter's southern hemisphere, where the impacts occurred, than in the north. Read more

A Horsehead, a Flame and hidden gems in Orion B 19 April 2013 A Herschel image of the Orion B molecular cloud reveals the glow from several star-forming regions nestled in the tangled web of filaments. The cloud's most notable feature - the Horsehead Nebula - is highlighted in an image from Hubble. Read more

Herschel Status Report - February 2013 27 March 2013 Report for period 5 to 27 February 2013
Mission operations of the Herschel space observatory continued nominally during the reporting period, with the spacecraft and subsystems all performing as expected. Read more

Herschel Status Report - December 2012 and January 2013 27 March 2013 Report for period 6 December 2012 to 4 February 2013
Mission operations of the Herschel space observatory continued nominally during the reporting period, with the spacecraft and subsystems all performing as expected. Read more

Herschel Status Report - November 2012 11 December 2012 Report for period 27 October to 5 December 2012. Mission operations of the Herschel space observatory continued nominally during the reporting period, with the spacecraft and subsystems all performing as expected. The Herschel Post-operations Readiness Review presentations to the Review Board took place on 30 October. Read more

Herschel/HIFI: first science highlights (A&A v521) 14 February 2011 A special feature published in the October 2010 issue of A&A is devoted to the first scientific data obtained with the HIFI (Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared) instrument on board the Herschel satellite. Read more

Herschel: the first science highlights (A&A v518) 16 July 2010 The July 2010 issue of Astronomy & Astrophysics contained a special feature of 152 articles which give an overview of the results, as well as illustrating some of the highlights from the first year of operation. Read more