M66, M74 Galaxy Images/SPIRE (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

M66, M74 Galaxy Images/SPIRE

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Taken June 24, the first astronomical images of the SPIRE instrument aboard the Herschel Space Observatory were the nearby M66 and M72 galaxies. CU-Boulder will receive nearly $2 million for its participation in Herschel over the lifetime of the project.

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ESA, SPIRE consortium

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