A €200m (£170m) contract has been signed with European industry to build the Ariel space telescope.
The observatory will study planets around other stars to try to understand how these objects formed and how they have evolved through time.
Aerospace giant Airbus will lead the construction, with the expectation that Ariel can be launched in 2029.
The project is led scientifically from the UK, which will also handle much of the hardware assembly.
Source: www.bbc.com
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