The second most important image ever taken was released this week. The Planck Space Telescope's Image this week of the CMB was important and the culmination of its mission.
Planck Bring CMB Into Sharp Focus:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-109
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Planck/Planck_reveals_an_almost_perfect_Universe
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/planck/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/planck/index.html
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=51555
Herschel Studies Black Hole Jets:
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=51482
ALMA Finds Rapid Starbirth Occurred Earlier than Thought:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1313/
http://www.uanews.org/story/alma-exposes-hidden-star-factories-in-the-early-universe
http://carnegiescience.edu/news/ancient_highly_active_galaxies_discovered
HubbleSite Post on starbirth timing:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/05/full/
ALMA Website:
http://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/alma.html
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