Europe's Herschel and Planck space telescopes have finally come together.
The satellites now share a common cleanroom at the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, from where they will be despatched into orbit on 16 April...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7926546.stm
Stare into the curve of Herschel's mirror too long and you get a slightly giddy feeling that comes from not being able to judge where its surface really starts.
It is enchanting, spectacular and - at 3.5m in diameter - it will soon become the biggest telescope mirror in space, surpassing that of Hubble...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7864087.stm