Infrared space telescope launched from California
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 15:21
in Astronomy & Space
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's new infrared space telescope was launched into orbit on Monday on a 10-month mission expected to reveal previously unseen objects ranging from near-Earth asteroids to some of the most distant galaxies in the cosmos.
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