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Read article: Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics Telescopes and space missions Research update Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics Device is controlled by an array of magnetic coils
Telescopes and space missions Blog ISS looks to the future The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) met in Paris yesterday and I went along to find out what they have planned for the future...
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