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The European Space Agency satellite Herschel in a clean room at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, Neth.
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Herschel: References & Edit History

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  • Erik Gregersen
    Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the Astrophysical Journal. Prior to that, he worked at McMaster University on the ODIN radio astronomy satellite project. 

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: NASA - Herschel Space Observatory. Mar 18, 2019
Paragraph about Herschel's discoveries added. Jan 23, 2014
Herschel's mission ended on April 29, 2013. Apr 30, 2013
Add new Web site: NASA - Herschel Space Observatory. Aug 24, 2011
Add new Web site: European Space Agency - Science and Technology - Herschel. Aug 24, 2011
Updated for Herschel becoming fully operational. Jun 22, 2010
Added information on the opening of the hatch. Jun 15, 2009
New article added. May 15, 2009
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