Project News

Planck Team Awarded 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize

Planck • Feature • May 11th, 2018

The Planck team and its leaders Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean-Loup Puget were awarded the 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize, a recognition of groundbreaking work that provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.

Planck: First Stars Formed Later Than We Thought

Planck • Feature • August 31st, 2016

ESA's Planck satellite, a mission with significant participation from NASA, has revealed that the first stars in the universe started forming later than previous observations of the cosmic microwave background indicated. The background is the most ancient light in the history of the cosmos,...

Looking Within Our Universe For Something Beyond

Planck • Feature • February 22nd, 2016

Do multiple universes really exist? Scientists continue to debate the concept and come up with new theories.

Herschel and Planck Honored with Space Systems Award

Planck • Feature • September 3rd, 2015

The Herschel and Planck project teams are this year's recipients of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Systems Award.

A Gold Mine of Galaxy Nuggets

Planck • Feature • March 31st, 2015

Astronomers mine data from the Planck and Herschel missions to find a treasure chest of galaxy clusters.

Planck Mission Explores the History of Our Universe

Planck • News Release • February 5th, 2015

New data from Planck are helping scientists better understand the history and fabric of our universe, as well as our own Milky Way galaxy.

Gravitational Waves from Early Universe Remain Elusive

Planck • News Release • January 30th, 2015

A joint analysis of data from the Planck space mission and the ground-based experiment BICEP2 has found no conclusive evidence of gravitational waves from the birth of our universe, despite earlier reports of a possible detection.

Last Command Sent to Planck Space Telescope

Planck • News Release • October 23rd, 2013

After nearly 4.5 years of scanning the skies for the oldest light in the universe, the Planck telescope has been switched off.

Planetarium-Friendly Versions of Planck All-Sky Maps Available

Planck • Feature • April 15th, 2013

Planck's all sky maps showing the oldest light in our universe, as well as the calculated distribution of mass of the universe, are now available in a format suitable for use in planetarium systems and other 3D software.

Planck Mission Brings Universe Into Sharp Focus

Planck • News Release • March 21st, 2013

The Planck space mission has released the most accurate and detailed map ever made of the oldest light in the universe, revealing new information about its age, contents and origins.

Planck Team Awarded 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize

Planck • May 11th, 2018

The Planck team and its leaders Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean-Loup Puget were awarded the 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize, a recognition of groundbreaking work that provides new...

Planck: First Stars Formed Later Than We Thought

Planck • August 31st, 2016

ESA's Planck satellite, a mission with significant participation from NASA, has revealed that the first stars in the universe started forming later than previous observations of...

Looking Within Our Universe For Something Beyond

Planck • February 22nd, 2016

Do multiple universes really exist? Scientists continue to debate the concept and come up with new theories.

Herschel and Planck Honored with Space Systems Award

Planck • September 3rd, 2015

The Herschel and Planck project teams are this year's recipients of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Systems Award.

A Gold Mine of Galaxy Nuggets

Planck • March 31st, 2015

Astronomers mine data from the Planck and Herschel missions to find a treasure chest of galaxy clusters.

Planck Mission Explores the History of Our Universe

Planck • February 5th, 2015

New data from Planck are helping scientists better understand the history and fabric of our universe, as well as our own Milky Way galaxy.

Gravitational Waves from Early Universe Remain Elusive

Planck • January 30th, 2015

A joint analysis of data from the Planck space mission and the ground-based experiment BICEP2 has found no conclusive evidence of gravitational waves from the birth of our...

Last Command Sent to Planck Space Telescope

Planck • October 23rd, 2013

After nearly 4.5 years of scanning the skies for the oldest light in the universe, the Planck telescope has been switched off.

Planetarium-Friendly Versions of Planck All-Sky Maps Available

Planck • April 15th, 2013

Planck's all sky maps showing the oldest light in our universe, as well as the calculated distribution of mass of the universe, are now available in a format suitable for use in...

Planck Mission Brings Universe Into Sharp Focus

Planck • March 21st, 2013

The Planck space mission has released the most accurate and detailed map ever made of the oldest light in the universe, revealing new information about its age, contents and...