For the first time, taking advantage of innovative artificial intelligence methods, an IAS team has discovered thousands of galaxy clusters in Planck satellite observations, published in a new catalogue.
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For the first time, taking advantage of innovative artificial intelligence methods, an IAS team has discovered thousands of galaxy clusters in Planck satellite observations, published in a new catalogue.
The environmental and performance test campaign of the flight model of the Euclid mission Payload Module (PLM), performed at Airbus Defence and Space (Toulouse, France), ended successfully in September 2021. The results of the test campaign show that both the VIS and NISP instruments are working to specifications.
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A galaxy protocluster dating from when the Universe was the most active in star formation has been discovered. It forms many stars at a pace not reproduced by current models, and it will eventually evolve into a superstructure.
The optical head of the visible and infrared imaging spectrometer MAJIS (Moons And Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer) has been delivered to ESA and Airbus for mechanical and electrical integration on board the ESA JUICE satellite (JUpiter ICy moon Explorer).