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Looking at the early Universe with Planck

The first scientific results from ESA's Planck mission are offering us new views on our Universe and its origins.

Date: Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

The first scientific results from ESA's Planck mission are offering us new views on our Universe and its origins. The findings focus on the coldest objects in the Universe, from within our Galaxy to the distant reaches of space. These data form the Early Release Compact Source Catalogue and already reveals the drama of the evolution of our Universe. Launched in May 2009 Planck is looking at the first light of the Universe 380.000 years after the Big Bang. This Video explains what Planck is unveiling with interview of Jan Tauber, ESA's Project Scientist for Planck.

More background information can be found at http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Planck/index.html

PREVIEW AND DOWNLOAD:
http://esatv.esa.int/Videos/2011/03/Planck_-_Searching_for_the_origins

Script:
EbS75608.doc

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