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World Service,13 May 1996,27 mins

European space mapping

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The European Space Agency approves a satellite to map cosmic microwaves. The European Space Agency satellite has a launch date of 2003 and by mapping cosmic microwaves will find out where the galaxies came from and could even help provide an age for the universe. Presenter: Roland Pease.

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