BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Japan launches space telescope

"A rocket carrying a satellite space telescope has lifted off from the Uchinoura
Space Centre in Japan.

The M-5 rocket blasted off at 0628 local time (2128 GMT Tuesday) after a 48-hour
delay caused by heavy rain.

The Astro-F probe will use infrared wavelengths to study the heat glow of space
objects hidden by clouds of cosmic dust.

European astronomers are collaborating with Japan on the 500-day mission to make a
map of the Universe."

More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4738024.stm
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