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The European Space Agency (ESA) said Herschel the deep-space telescope received it's recognition on Monday, having the most intense point in the development of a successful four-year mission to perceive the birth of stars and galaxies.

It was further informed that the largest and most powerful infrared telescope in space, Herschel made over 35,000 scientific observations and accumulated beyond 25,000 hours of science data. 

ESA director general Jean-Jacques Dordain told journalists at the Paris Air Show said that Herschel has been turned off. It is not about strangeness, it was expected at the same time it was scheduled.

Image Source: Herschel deep-space telescope

(AW:Samrat Biswas)