ESA Discovers Unexpected 'Haze' of Microwave Transmissions 69
astroengine writes "The European space observatory Planck has discovered something peculiar about our galaxy: it's humming in microwaves and, for the moment, the source of the 'hard' radiation surrounding the galaxy's core is a complete mystery. Also, the Milky Way is home to previously unknown 'islands' of cold carbon monoxide gas, helping astronomers uncover the distribution of star-forming regions."
Re:Haze is not new (Score:5, Insightful)
Well, its a carbon "cloud" right?
Like the ones old cars make?
Maybe it's just exhaust of an intergalactic chevy camaro?
At the core (Score:4, Insightful)
Didn't Larry Niven explain the reason for hard radiation from the center of the galaxy in his 1966 travelogue "At the Core"?