Galactic Dust (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Galactic Dust

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Though the Planck satellite has yet to return results from the cosmic microwave background, its new results show exquisite images of cold dust in our own galaxy. This image shows the galactic plane -- the line running horizontally across the image near the bottom -- and the huge clouds of cool dust that rise far above the plane.

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ESA and the HFI Consortium, IRAS

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