Planck
Space observatory
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| 2018 | Planck team's principal investigators Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean-Loup Puget shared the Gruber Prize in Cosmology. Puget also received the Shaw Prize in Astronomy. |
| July 2018 | Released final scientific papers, marking the official conclusion of the Planck mission. |
| February 2015 | Published an expanded release of the cosmic microwave background map, which included polarization data. |
| May 5 2014 | Published a map of the galaxy's magnetic field created using Planck data. |
| October 2013 | Final deactivation command sent to Planck, which was then placed in a heliocentric graveyard orbit and passivated to ensure safety of future missions. |
| March 21 2013 | Planck team released its first comprehensive all-sky map of the cosmic microwave background, providing unprecedented accuracy in measuring temperature variations. |
| January 2011 | Released the first public scientific result: Early-Release Compact-Source Catalogue during the Planck conference in Paris. |
| July 5 2010 | Planck mission delivered its first comprehensive all-sky image. |
| May 28 2010 | Completed the last observations for the Second All Sky Survey. |
| March 17 2010 | First Planck photos were published, revealing dust concentration within 500 light years from the Sun. |
| February 14 2010 | Spacecraft started its Second All Sky Survey. |
| January 15 2010 | Mission was extended by 12 months, with observations to continue until at least the end of 2011. |
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