The most detailed map ever created of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the relic radiation from the Big Bang, was recently released by The European Space Agency (ESA). Acquired by the Planck space telescope, the map reveals some surprises that challenge the foundation of our current understanding of the Universe. For example, an asymmetry in the average temperatures on opposite hemispheres of the sky runs counter to the prediction made by the standard model that the Universe should be broadly similar in any direction we look. Also, a cold spot extends over a patch of sky that is much larger than expected. It is hoped that continued analysis of Planck data over the next few years will help shed light on this conundrum.