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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| Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Euve |
An orbiting spacecraft launched by NASA in 1992 with the object of mapping the entire sky at shorter ultraviolet wavelengths 7-76 nanometres and carrying out high-sensitivity observations over a more restricted sky area.
See also: ultraviolet astronomy.
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