Outreach Resources

Members of the media who require special material should contact the Science Communication Officers: monica.taleviesa.int, or anne-mareike.homfeldesa.int

Factsheets and mission summaries
Planck: A mission to understand the origin and evolution of our Universe [ESA BR-159, July 2000] A glossy brochure summarising the mission, spacecraft and the key science goals Download PDF
Planck Media Factsheet A brief overview of all aspects of the mission Open webpage

Presentations
Several presentations are available covering different aspects of the Planck mission and the scientific topics that the Planck observations will address Open webpage with overview

Posters
Planck mission posters Several mission posters can be downloaded in JPG format Open webpage with overview

In the news
World's most daunting parking job BBC news item - 10 May 2009 - article on the challenging task of launching the spacecraft and placing it in its operational orbit Open webpage
Cosmology: The test of inflation Nature news item - 16 April 2009 - article on the possible impact of Planck's measurements on inflation theory and cosmology Open webpage
Viewing the Universe in a different light Euronews feature - 16 October 2008 - video on the Planck and Herschel missions Open webpage

Image & Video archive

The Science and Technology web site hosts a large archive of images which have been provided by, or on behalf of, the Planck project and collaborators. Our search interface allows you to search this extensive archive by keyword, media type, date and mission. Below are listed a number of quick links which will retrieve from the archive the media that matches the preset queries. Personalised queries can be performed using the Image and Video Archive search interface at
http://sci.esa.int/multimedia

Preset queries:

Images: Specific topic queries
	Science results > First Light Survey	retrieve
	Spacecraft > photographs > launch preparation	retrieve
	Spacecraft > photographs > testing	retrieve
	Spacecraft > photographs > telescope	retrieve
	Spacecraft > artist's impressions	retrieve

Videos: Specific topic queries
	Spacecraft > real footage > testing	retrieve
	Spacecraft > animations	retrieve