http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8110345.stm
"Europe's new Herschel space observatory has provided a demonstration of its capability with a first image of the iconic Whirlpool Galaxy."
The observatory is tuned to see the Universe in the far-infrared.
Its 3.5m diameter mirror is the largest ever flown in space.
Herschel can probe clouds of gas and dust to see stars being born.
It will investigate how galaxies have evolved through time.
The mission will end when its helium refrigerant boils off.