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Planck sees tapestry of cold dust

Rome, Italy - Last images of ESA's mission engaged to draw the detailed map of the Universe

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. Planck is principally designed to study the biggest mysteries of cosmology. How did the Universe form? How did the galaxies form? This new image extends the range of its i...

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Rome, Italy, 03/17/2010 19:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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