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    News Archive

    21 Mar 2013 Planck reveals an almost perfect Universe
    13 Mar 2013 Call for Media: First cosmology results from ESA’s Planck mission
    20 Nov 2012 Planck spots hot gas bridging galaxy cluster pair
    12 Aug 2012 Caroline and William Herschel: Revealing the invisible
    12 Aug 2012 Max Planck: Originator of quantum theory
    13 Feb 2012 Planck steps closer to the cosmic blueprint
    01 Feb 2012 Call for Media: briefing on new results from ESA Planck mission
    16 Jan 2012 Planck's HFI completes its survey of early Universe
    27 Apr 2011 Andromeda’s coat of many colours
    11 Jan 2011 Planck’s new view of the cosmic theatre
    11 Jan 2011 Watch the Planck first results press conference
    04 Jan 2011 Call for Media: briefing on first results from ESA’s Planck mission
    05 Jul 2010 Planck unveils the Universe – now and then
    10 Jun 2010 Herschel and Planck win the French Grand Prix
    26 Apr 2010 Planck highlights the complexity of star formation
    17 Mar 2010 Planck sees tapestry of cold dust
    17 Sep 2009 Planck first light yields promising results
    13 Aug 2009 Journey
    24 Jul 2009 Herschel and Planck pass in-orbit 'exam'
    03 Jul 2009 Coolest spacecraft ever in orbit around L2
    05 Jun 2009 Planck satellite manoeuvre aims at L2 arrival
    21 May 2009 Herschel and Planck commissioning has begun
    15 May 2009 Herschel and Planck: Near-perfect injection by Ariane
    15 May 2009 ESA's cosmic explorers in flight: stunning images from ground and space
    15 May 2009 Watch Herschel-Planck launch 14 May 2009 15:12 CEST (replay)
    14 May 2009 Herschel and Planck talk to Earth
    14 May 2009 Ariane 5 carrying Herschel and Planck lifts off
    14 May 2009 ESOC confirms: 'GO' for launch
    14 May 2009 ESA en route to the origins of the Universe
    13 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launcher at launch pad
    12 May 2009 Fairing lowered over satellites in Kourou
    12 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launcher declared fit for launch
    12 May 2009 ESA's 'team of teams' ready for Herschel and Planck operations
    11 May 2009 Herschel and Planck flight dynamics: It really is rocket science
    11 May 2009 Herschel and Planck buckled up and ready
    11 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launch timeline
    07 May 2009 ESA to launch two large observatories to look deep into space and time
    28 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck to lift off on 14 May
    23 Apr 2009 Planck fuels up
    20 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck launch postponed
    14 Apr 2009 Planck gears up for the ride
    08 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck to lift off on 6 May
    02 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck launch update
    24 Mar 2009 Herschel and Planck Programme Manager: An interview with Thomas Passvogel
    24 Mar 2009 Planck Project Scientist: An interview with Jan Tauber
    17 Mar 2009 Watch the Herschel and Planck launch live
    13 Mar 2009 Herschel and Planck launch postponed
    13 Mar 2009 Planck launch campaign update
    20 Feb 2009 Planck follows Herschel to launch site
    20 Feb 2009 Planck follows Herschel to launch site
    09 Feb 2009 Herschel and Planck ready to move to launch site
    01 Oct 2008 Planck update in pictures
    08 May 2008 Science objectives
    08 May 2008 Why the microwave
    08 May 2008 Launch and early operations
    08 May 2008 Instruments
    08 May 2008 Planck highlights
    08 May 2008 Key questions
    08 May 2008 Telescope
    08 May 2008 Operating Planck
    08 May 2008 Vital stats
    08 May 2008 Sophisticated spacecraft
    08 May 2008 History of microwave astronomy
    08 May 2008 Planck at a glance
    15 Jun 2007 Planning for Planck’s science
    16 Feb 2007 ESA's time machine
    01 Feb 2007 Planck satellite shows its beauty
    31 Jan 2007 Planck satellite on view
    16 Jan 2007 Planck satellite to be presented to media
    05 Dec 2006 Planck instruments integrated – a leap towards launch
    16 Nov 2006 Planck instruments ready for integration
    04 Oct 2006 ESA’s Planck satellite builds on Nobel-prize-winning science
    15 Aug 2006 Planck telescope behaves well in cold vacuum
    14 Dec 2005 ESA’s Herschel and Planck launcher contract signed
    24 Dec 2004 What are Lagrange points?
    19 May 2004 Travelling back in time
    23 Feb 2004 The largest telescope mirror ever put into space
    11 Sep 2003 Why infrared astronomy is a hot topic
    12 Jun 2003 Observations: Seeing in microwave wavelengths
    18 May 2003 Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation
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