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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| Decimetric Radiation |
Radio waves in the wavelength range 10 to 300 centimetres. Radio waves of this type are produced, for example, in the radiation belts surrounding Jupiter, where electrically charged particles are trapped in the planet’s magnetic field.
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