Planck steps closer to the cosmic blueprint
17 February 2012
All-sky image showing the distribution of carbon monoxide (CO)
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 structure.
The new
results are being presented this week at an international conference in
Bologna, Italy, where astronomers from around the world are discussing
the mission’s intermediate results.
For further information, please see the ESA website http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Planck/SEM0FLYXHYG_0.html
