It's now set for launch in 2017, when it will be joined by the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), an addition to the International Space Station also selected as part of the Explorer program last week that will use a process called X-ray timing to study neutron stars.

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During the event, several video questions will be selected and answered by the station crew and astronauts on the ground.

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The UK government selected the gas-fired power station at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and the coal-fired power station at Drax in North Yorkshire.

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