Although scientists William Herschel and Max Planck never met, mainly because they were born 2 centuries apart, they will head into space together, in name, anyway, on May 14. Their space-bound namesakes are space-based observatories, both of which could be capable of finding Planet X if they know where to look.
Herschel and Planck Telescopes
By Staff Writers
Pasadena, CA (SPX) May 07, 2009
Two missions to study the cosmos, Herschel and Planck, are scheduled to blast into space May 14 aboard the same Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The European Space Agency, or ESA, leads both missions, with significant participation from NASA.