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Planck Satellite Reveals Star Formation Processes

An anonymous reader writes "New images from the Planck Space Observatory reveal the gas and dust between the stars and isolate the physical processes at work in our galaxy. The new images are an eye-catching by-product of a spacecraft designed to look back at the earliest light in the universe. ... When observed at much longer wavelengths, where the cosmic microwave background can be seen, the picture is very different, as clearly demonstrated in new images from ESA's Planck mission. The dust is no longer a dark shroud, but shines out in its own right, and new aspects of our galaxy are revealed."

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  1. the motherfucking universe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How does it work?

  2. Sounds to me like just another system to.... by 3seas · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..predict the next American idol winner.

  3. Stash by oldhack · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's where the galactic drug gang hide their supersecret stash.

    Eh, fuck. I've no fucking clude what this story is talking about.

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