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Default BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Sunshade to look for distant life

"A huge sunshade a million miles from Earth could help astronomers
search for signs of life on planets orbiting distant stars, a study
says.

The daisy-shaped "occulter", as it is known, would use a powerful
telescope trailing thousands of miles behind."

More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5151610.stm

 




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