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The Planck mission was a space observatory operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) from 2009 to 2013, designed primarily to study the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, which is the remnant radiation from the Big Bang. Equipped with a payload of highly sensitive detectors capable of measuring the smallest fluctuations in the temperature of the CMB across the entire sky, Planck provided a deeper insight into the universe’s age, composition, and development. Its observations have been crucial in refining models of the universe from its earliest moments to the present day, supporting the Big Bang theory and enhancing our understanding of dark matter and dark energy. The data collected by Planck has set the stage for future explorations in cosmology and has helped to fine-tune the parameters of the Standard Model of cosmology.