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World Service,27 Nov 1995,27 mins

Space and the search for infrared

Discovery

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The launch of a European rocket from French Guiana. The rocket took a satellite that can detect infrared light, but why go into space to study them? Also in the programme, detecting the heat of creation; first clear evidence of what appears to be a planet orbiting a sun-like star; and a mammoth hunt.

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