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• PLANCK (noun)
The noun PLANCK has 1 sense:
1. German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)
Familiarity information: PLANCK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck; Max Planck; Planck
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Context examples
Planck is a European Space Agency mission with significant NASA contributions.
(Planck Takes Magnetic Fingerprint of Our Galaxy, JPL/NASA)
Planck data show this was a quick process, which was half-complete when the universe had reached an age of 700 million years.
(First Stars Formed Later Than We Thought, NASA)
But the team measured a value of 73 kilometers per second per megaparsec, indicating galaxies are moving at a faster rate than implied by the Planck satellite observations of the early universe.
(Measuring Growth of Universe Reveals a Mystery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Remarkably, the new results are close to forecasts made from Planck measurements of the distant past, allowing scientists to understand more about how the universe has evolved over approximately 14 billion years.
(New Clues to Universe's Structure Revealed, NASA)
In recent years, the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy's H.E.S.S. experiment has identified more than 80 incredibly powerful sites of gamma rays, called high-energy gamma-ray sources, in our Milky Way.
(Pulse of a Dead Star Powers Intense Gamma Rays, NASA)
Astronomers led by a group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany have captured a spectacular snapshot of planetary formation around the young dwarf star PDS 70.
(First Confirmed Image of Newborn Planet, ESO)
Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s Planck and a large list of optical telescopes to develop a powerful new method for investigating dark energy, the mysterious energy that is currently driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.
("Russian Doll" Galaxy Clusters Reveal Information About Dark Energy, NASA)
We are now able to demonstrate, for the first time, that primordial galaxies do have enough food in their environments to sustain both the growth of supermassive black holes and vigorous star formation, says Emanuele Paolo Farina, of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany, who led the research.
(ESO Observations Reveal Black Holes' Breakfast at the Cosmic Dawn, ESO)
Our analysis showed that HR8799e has an atmosphere containing far more carbon monoxide than methane — something not expected from equilibrium chemistry, explains team leader Sylvestre Lacour researcher CNRS at the Observatoire de Paris - PSL and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics.
(GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging, ESO)
The research by the University of South Australia in partnership with the University of Stuttgart, Flinders University and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany, uses state-of-the-art machine-learning algorithms to demonstrate a link between personality and eye movements.
(Eyes Can Indicate Personality Type, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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