All-sky image of molecular gas seen by Planck and previous surveys
This all-sky image shows the distribution of carbon monoxide (CO), a molecule used by astronomers to trace molecular clouds across the sky, as seen by Planck (blue). A compilation of previous surveys (Dame et al. (2001)),...
Word of the Day
marconism
- (noun) The art of wireless telegraphy according to the Marconi system, in which Hertzian waves are used in transmission and a coherer is used as the receiving instrument.
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy.
Quote of the Day
The latest refinements of science are linked with the cruelties of the Stone Age. 
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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