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The European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory carries the largest, most powerful infrared telescope ever flown in space. During the lifetime of this mission, Herschel will study the infrared sky providing an important - and at times completely new - view of the Universe.

This gallery showcases the astronomical images obtained with this remarkable observatory.

The astronomical images presented on these pages are provided by the European Space Agency and the Herschel instrument consortia, unless otherwise noted. These images have been publicly released and may be used for educational or informational purposes.