Looking Up - 11 March 2016

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Exo-planets:
There are various methods to detect exo-planets – i.e. planets orbiting around stars other than our own. A student at Washington D.C. Howard University has created palm-sized satellites known as “Cubesats” which usually measure no more than 10cm cubed and with a mass of no more than 1.3kg.
11 Mar 2016 English South Africa Places & Travel

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