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Article: 2004: A new space odyssey . . .(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- December 10, 2003
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Byline: Mark Blake
A dust disc discovered last week around the star Vega - a mere 25 light-years away - suggests a planetary system more like our own solar system than any other so far discovered. This latest breakthrough will accelerate the race to build the next generation of space telescopes, with Nasa and the European Space Agency drawing up plans for telescopes to detect other Earths. What kind of life lives on these extra-solar planets? Space expert Professor Mark Blake explores relationship between science and science fiction
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