Sometimes two telescopes are better than one. Data gathered by the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have provided astronomers with an extraordinary view of young stars' growing pains. Combining two types of infrared vision revealed previously undetected bursts of stellar activity, with much faster cycles of heating and cooling than expected. The observations provide important data, which will help astronomers more fully understand the stages of developing stars. Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Find out more about Science Bulletins at www.amnh.org Related Links Herschel: ESA's giant infrared observatory www.esa.int Spitzer Space Telescope www.spitzer.caltech.edu PACS - A Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer for Herschel pacs.mpe.mpg.de Observations: Seeing i! n infrared wavelengths www.esa.int
