The Commons will vote on Thursday about whether to back the government's call for an immediate inquiry by a committee of MPs and peers or Labour's alternative proposal for a judge-led probe - similar to the current Leveson investigation in press standards.

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Its three scientific instruments would probe cosmic rays and clouds to test current models of climate change.

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Current plans call for the probe to unfurl a solar sail 400 metres across shortly after launch.

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The current committee though said that its probe is not focussed just on Huawei.

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This is similar to cytoscopy, except the probe is used to burn away cancer cells with an electric current.

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