You may not have even heard of LISA Pathfinder, let alone know that it is set to launch in the next few weeks. Yet it is set to be the last launch of 2015 by the European Space Agency, at an estimated cost of 400 million Euros! But what is LISA Pathfinder, what is it going to do and why hasn't anyone heard of it?
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UKAstroNut's video: What is LISA Pathfinder
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