Outreach Resources

Members of the media who require special material should contact the Science Communication Officers:
monica.taleviesa.int, or anne-mareike.homfeldesa.int

Factsheets and mission summaries
Herschel: Exploring the formation of galaxies and stars A glossy brochure summarising the mission, the spacecraft and the key science goals Download PDF
Herschel Media Factsheet A brief overview of all aspects of the mission Open webpage

Presentations
Several presentations are available covering different aspects of the Herschel mission and the scientific topics that the Herschel observations will address Open webpage with overview

Posters
Herschel mission posters Several mission posters can be downloaded in JPG format Open webpage with overview

In the news
World's most daunting parking job BBC news item - 10 May 2009 - article on the challenging task of launching the spacecraft and placing it in its operational orbit Open webpage
'Silver sensation' seeks cold cosmos BBC report - 9 February 2009 - video of Herschel in ESTEC test centre at the completion of the test campaign Open webpage
Viewing the Universe in a different light Euronews feature - 16 October 2008 - video on the Herschel and Planck missions Open webpage

Image & Video archive

The Science and Technology web site hosts a large archive of images which have been provided by, or on behalf of, the Herschel project and collaborators. Our search interface allows you to search this extensive archive by keyword, media type, date and mission. Below are listed a number of quick links which will retrieve from the archive the media that matches the preset queries. Personalised queries can be performed using the Image and Video Archive search interface at
http://sci.esa.int/multimedia

Preset queries:

Images: Specific topic queries
	Science results > First Light	retrieve
	Spacecraft > photographs > launch preparation	retrieve
	Spacecraft > photographs > testing	retrieve
	Spacecraft > photographs > telescope	retrieve
	Spacecraft > artist's impressions	retrieve

Videos: Specific topic queries
	Spacecraft > real footage > testing	retrieve
	Spacecraft > real footage > assembly	retrieve
	Spacecraft > animations	retrieve