Artist’s impression of Ariel. (IMAGE)

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Artist’s impression of Ariel.

Caption

Artist’s impression of the Ariel Mission. The European Space Agency’s Ariel telescope, which launches in 2029, will study the atmospheres of around 1000 planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.

Credit

ESA/STFC RAL Space/UCL/UK Space Agency/ ATG Medialab

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Public Domain

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