The 2009 Summer Science Exhibition

Each day, a researcher from a different exhibit gave a short lunchtime talk about their research.

On Wednesday 1 July 2009, Chris North, Cardiff University spoke on the Herschel and Planck Missions.  

Researchers at seven UK institutions are working with the European Space Agency and other international partners on the Herschel and Planck missions, which are set to revolutionise our knowledge of the Universe.  The two missions will look at light usually blocked by the Earth's atmosphere.  Planck will look at the cosmic microwave background, the relic of the big bang, and how the