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ESA: Planck, the space telescope, reveals an almost perfect Universe

Rome, Italy - The image is based on the initial 15.5 months of data

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 on March 21 revealing the existence of features that challenge the foundations of our current understanding of the Universe. The image is based on the initial 15.5 months of data from Planck and is the mission’s first all-sky picture...

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Rome, Italy, 03/21/2013 15:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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