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There is no shortage of ambition packed into the rocket that lifted off from French Guiana at lunchtime on Thursday. The celestial mission carries two space telescopes that aim to unravel the universe's biggest mysteries: the life and death of stars...
...European Space Agency's (ESA) twin telescopes, named Herschel and Planck, are being carried on an Ariane 5 launcher to take up a vantage point 930,000 miles (1.5 million km) from Earth. From there, they will gaze across the farthest corners of the cosmos to try to learn about the physics and chemistry behind the Big Bang. (See pictures of the Hubble telescope's achievements...
...telescopes are expected to peer deeper into space and time than any telescope has done before. Their launch comes three days after NASA's space shuttle launch to repair the Hubble telescope, which, since its launch in 1990, has been regarded as the most important instrument in the study of the cosmos. However, the ESA says that Herschel and Planck will explore the science of space in a way that Hubble never could...
...With its 11.5-ft.-wide (3.5 m) mirror, Herschel will be the biggest telescope in space. Named after the great 18th century British astronomer William Herschel, it will search a vast array of galaxies collecting radiation that emits from protostars, the dust clouds that contract to form stars and galaxies. Unlike Hubble, which is tuned to visible light, Herschel will go after much longer wavelength radiation in the far-infrared and sub-millimeter range. By allowing astronomers to study objects in space not visible in other wavelengths, it should record the formation of protostars for the first time...
...this service as well.”But droves of students—especially Quad residents—expressed concern about the dangers of having to walk from the river to the Quad late at night, especially those who rely on Lamont Library as a late-night study space.“We care about your safety,” Hammonds said to the Cabot group. “We don’t want to do anything to put you guys at harm walking back. It was our belief that we could make the reductions in the services...