Mission Complete! WMAP In 'Graveyard Orbit'

astroengine writes "The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has, quite literally, changed our view of the Universe. And after nine years of mapping the slight temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, its job is done and NASA has commanded the probe to fire itself into a 'graveyard orbit' around the sun. WMAP measured the most precise age of the universe (13.75 billion years), discovered more evidence supporting dark energy and dark matter theories, and found one or two mysteries along the way."

Comments

Re:Why not send it plunging ...

[davester666]

Yes, we're waiting for it to become a zombie, and then start killing satellites that are still working, turning them into zombies as well...

Re:It's all crap

[MysteriousPreacher]

Silly Christian propaganda! Islam provides a far more accurate view of the heavens than any man-made space doohickey . I bet Muhammed (Geese be upon him) got a pretty good look at space while he was traveling around on his flying mutant horsie, hobnobbing with all and sundry in heaven.

Hmm, come to think of it I think there may have been some man/horse love - at least if this excerpt is anything to go by:

"Hearing this he (the mutant horsie) was so ashamed that he sweated until he became soaked, and he stood still so that the Prophet mounted him."