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Planck sees tapestry of cold dust
 
17 March 2010   Giant filaments of cold dust stretching through our Galaxy are revealed in a new image from ESA’s Planck satellite. Analysing these structures could help to determine the forces that shape our Galaxy and trigger star formation.
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Planck first light yields promising results
 
17 September 2009   Preliminary results from ESA’s Planck mission to study the early Universe indicate that the data quality is excellent. This bodes well for the full sky survey that has just begun.
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Herschel and Planck pass in-orbit 'exam'
 
24 July 2009   Herschel and Planck have both passed an important 'exam' they were to take before they could go about doing what space telescopes and observatories do.
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3 July 2009   Coolest spacecraft ever in orbit around L2
5 June 2009   Planck satellite manoeuvre aims at L2 arrival
21 May 2009   Herschel and Planck commissioning has begun
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)


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