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Cosmic-ray detector blasts off on space shuttle

Hamish Johnston

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An instrument for detecting cosmic rays – and possibly even dark matter – has finally been lifted into orbit on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour and installed on the International Space Station (ISS).

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An instrument for detecting cosmic rays – and possibly even dark matter – has finally been lifted into orbit on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour and installed on the International Space Station (ISS).

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An instrument for detecting cosmic rays – and possibly even dark matter – has finally been lifted into orbit on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour and installed on the International Space Station (ISS).

Key concepts: Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Cosmic ray, Physics, Space (punctuation), Dark matter, Astronomy, Detector

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