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29 June 2012Last updated at 17:08

  • Euclid conceptDark energy

    Europe and the US are tussling over the lead in dark energy research

  • James Webb Space Telescope'First light'

    The search to find the first stars in the Universe gets under way

  • Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) on Cerro Armazones,Big eye

    A big day for the European Extremely Large Telescope

  • Gaia focal plane array (Esa)A billion pixels

    The camera that will make a 3D map of our galaxy

  • Sun mission

    ESA's plan to get up close with our sun

  • Space concepts

    The search for Europe's next great space mission

  • Other Earths

    British detectors hunting for earth-like planets