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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| Capella Alpha Aurigae α Aur |
The brightest star in the constellation Auriga. It is a spectroscopic binary, the primary being a giant G star of magnitude 0.1. The name, of Latin origin, means little she-goat.
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