Herschel Telescope Detects Oxygen Molecules In Space

The Herschel Space Observatory's large telescope and state-of-the-art infrared detectors have provided the first confirmed finding of oxygen molecules in space. The molecules were discovered in the Orion star-forming complex.

Link: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/aug/HQ_11-252_Herschel.html

Time: 1. Aug. 2011

Feed: NASA Breaking News

Topics: herschel, molecules, oxygen, space, telescope