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Nature 442, 6 (6 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/442006a; Published online 5 July 2006
Planet-hunters seek cheap missions
Geoff Brumfiel
Since NASA put its Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) missions on indefinite hold earlier this year, researchers have proposed at least four alternative and much cheaper spacecraft that could capture starlight reflected from other worlds beyond our Solar System.The proposals range from using a giant shield placed 1.
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