Planck Satellite Releases First Images

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:32AM from the i-can-see-my-house-from-here dept.

davecl writes "The Planck Satellite has released its first images. These are from the 'First Look Survey' and show a strip of the sky scanned at a range of radio and submillimetre wavelengths. The results are already better than what was seen by the previous microwave background satellite, WMAP. More details and images available in English and French. The Planck Mission Blog contains more details of the project and continuing coverage. I maintain the mission blog but even I am impressed with these first images!"

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Re:W00T! by MancunianMaskMan · 2009-09-17 03:23 · Score: 0, Flamebait

This is really interesting research, way to go space scientists. We learn about the universe, its origin and destiny. Interesting question.
Money well spent compared to someone trying to shoot a dude/dudette to Mars just for the hell of it, and come up with a viable research question they may answer in the process as an afterthought.
Manned spaceflight is dick swinging.