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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| Barwell Meteorite |
A 46-kilogram stony meteorite that fell near the village of Barwell, Leicestershire, UK, in 1965. Though it broke up, it was the largest stony meteorite known to have fallen in the UK.
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