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EU Sending a Probe To the Sun

Posted by samzenpus on from the hot-science dept.

First time accepted submitter Mindflux0 writes "The European Union is going forward with the proposed Solar Orbiter, a space probe designed to study the sun. The probe will orbit closer to the sun than any other man-made object at a sizzling 42 million km. It's planned to launch in 2017 for close to a billion euros."

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  1. It's the ESA not the EU by rpjs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The European Space Agency is quite different than the European Union. It includes Canada for a start...

  2. Re:Seems like a foolish way to spend money right n by wisnoskij · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You do realize it that when you spend money it is not incinerated right?

    If the EU spends 1 billion or 100 billion they do not have 1 billion less, it is just redistributed differently.

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