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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| E-Type Asteroid |
A rare type of asteroid with high albedo. The composition may be similar to that of the meteorites known as enstatite achondrites.
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