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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| Canopus Alpha, Carinae α Car |
The brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second-brightest star in the sky. Canopus is a supergiant F star of magnitude -0.7. The name is that of the pilot of the fleet of King Menelaos of Greek mythology.
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