In the December 2012 issue, ò??5 top discoveries of the Herschel Space Observatoryò?? describes the infrared telescopeò??s observations and major findings. Because dust doesnò??t scatter (and thus block) infrared radiation in the way it does visible light, by observing in that wavelength range, Herschel can see through dust clouds to observe the
star formation occurring within. Here are a few additional examples of stellar nurseries that the European Space Agencyò??s telescope has seen that we couldnò??t fit into the magazine. Each image caption also lists the wavelengths that Herschel detected.
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