Cosmic Times

Media tagged with "planck"

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Cosmic Microwave Background: History of Discovery 2

Cosmic Microwave Background: History of Discovery 2

Description: Image showing the history of observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background from COBE to Planck. Each image shows a 10-degree square patch of the the all-sky maps made by each satellite. In each successive generation of observations, we see more detail in the Cosmic Microwave Background.

Credit: NASA/WMAP Science Team

Type: Image

Keywords: cosmic microwave background, image, cobe, wmap, planck

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Cosmic Microwave Background: Planck view

Cosmic Microwave Background: Planck view

Description: An image showing the detailed, all-sky picture of the infant universe created from Planck data. Planck was launched by the European Space Agency in 2009, 8 years after WMAP was launched.

Credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration

Type: Image

Keywords: cosmic microwave background, image, planck

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Spacecraft: Planck

Spacecraft: Planck

Description: Image of the European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft. Planck was launched in 2009 to map the Cosmic Microwave Background at a much higher sensitivity than WMAP.

Credit: ESA

Type: Image

Keywords: cosmic microwave background, planck, image

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