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Planck reveals an almost perfect Universe21 March 2013
Planck reveals an almost perfect Universe21 March 2013 Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background – the relic radiation from the Big Bang – was released today revealing the existence of features that challenge the foundations of our curr...
Call for Media: First cosmology results from ESA’s Planck mission13 March 2013 Media representatives are invited to a briefing on the first cosmology data release from ESA’s Planck mission. The new results include Planck’s first all-sky map of the cosmic microwave background.
Planck spots hot gas bridging galaxy cluster pair20 November 2012
Planck spots hot gas bridging galaxy cluster pair20 November 2012 ESA’s Planck space telescope has made the first conclusive detection of a bridge of hot gas connecting a pair of galaxy clusters across 10 million light-years of intergalactic space.
Planck steps closer to the cosmic blueprint13 February 2012
Planck steps closer to the cosmic blueprint13 February 2012 ESA’s Planck mission has revealed that our Galaxy contains previously undiscovered islands of cold gas and a mysterious haze of microwaves. These results give scientists new treasure to mine and take them closer to revealing the blueprint of cosmic st...
Call for Media: briefing on new results from ESA Planck mission01 February 2012
Call for Media: briefing on new results from ESA Planck mission01 February 2012 Media representatives are invited to a briefing on new observations of the Milky Way and other galaxies by ESA's Planck mission.
Planck's HFI completes its survey of early Universe16 January 2012
Planck's HFI completes its survey of early Universe16 January 2012 The High Frequency Instrument on ESA's Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of coolant on Saturday as expected, ending its ability to detect this faint energy.
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