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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| Bepposax |
An Italian/Dutch gamma- and X-ray satellite launched on 30 April 1996. Observations it made in 1997 led to the first optical identification of a gamma-ray burster.
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