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Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm
Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Engineers expect the observatory's systems to start to warm from their ultra-frigid state in the coming days, blinding one of its two instruments. Nonetheless, Planck has gathered more than enough data since its launch in 2009 to complete its mission goals. "We have had a flood of data - much more data than originally anticipated, and now we are in the frantic phase," revealed Jan Tauber, the European Space See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 |
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Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm
On 1/22/12 7:26 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Engineers expect the observatory's systems to start to warm from their ultra-frigid state in the coming days, blinding one of its two instruments. Nonetheless, Planck has gathered more than enough data since its launch in 2009 to complete its mission goals. "We have had a flood of data - much more data than originally anticipated, and now we are in the frantic phase," revealed Jan Tauber, the European Space See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Some background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_(spacecraft) |
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Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm
"Sam Wormley" wrote in message ... On 1/22/12 7:26 PM, Sam Wormley wrote: Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Engineers expect the observatory's systems to start to warm from their ultra-frigid state in the coming days, blinding one of its two instruments. Nonetheless, Planck has gathered more than enough data since its launch in 2009 to complete its mission goals. "We have had a flood of data - much more data than originally anticipated, and now we are in the frantic phase," revealed Jan Tauber, the European Space See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Some background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_(spacecraft) The best animation I've seen that explains why the background radiation looks the way it does is here.... Cosmic Ripples "Ripples in the Cosmic Microwave Background can be compared to the ripples in fluids. The dispersed gas of the early universe has unique behaviors based upon its composition. The composition and the behavior of the inflation event generates a distinctive pattern of ripples." "This pattern is detectable in the image we see in the Cosmic Microwave Background" http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/030658/030658_320.mov WMAP Concept Animations http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources/animconcepts.html |
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Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm
On 1/22/12 9:01 PM, Jonathan wrote:
"Sam wrote in message ... On 1/22/12 7:26 PM, Sam Wormley wrote: Super-cool Planck mission begins to warm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Engineers expect the observatory's systems to start to warm from their ultra-frigid state in the coming days, blinding one of its two instruments. Nonetheless, Planck has gathered more than enough data since its launch in 2009 to complete its mission goals. "We have had a flood of data - much more data than originally anticipated, and now we are in the frantic phase," revealed Jan Tauber, the European Space See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12065464 Some background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_(spacecraft) The best animation I've seen that explains why the background radiation looks the way it does is here.... Cosmic Ripples "Ripples in the Cosmic Microwave Background can be compared to the ripples in fluids. The dispersed gas of the early universe has unique behaviors based upon its composition. The composition and the behavior of the inflation event generates a distinctive pattern of ripples." "This pattern is detectable in the image we see in the Cosmic Microwave Background" http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/030658/030658_320.mov WMAP Concept Animations http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources/animconcepts.html Also see: Big Bang Acoustics: Movie and Sound Files http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~dmw8f...iles/index.php |
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