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World Service,06 Jun 2006,26 mins

Optical astronomy

Discovery

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Discovering the world of high-energy astronomy with ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes. The programme is presented by former NASA astronaut and MIT professor of astronomy Jeffrey Hoffman. He looks at why only certain types of light can be seen from space.

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