Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Ahnighito Meteorite |
The largest meteorite displayed in any museum, housed at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. It was found by Robert Peary in Greenland in 1897 and is of the iron type. Its weight is 31 tonnes.
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