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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| Far-Infrared And Sub-Millimetric Space T |
A European Space Agency project for an orbiting observatory operating in the wavelength band from 100 microns to 1 mm. Launch is scheduled for 2007 and the operating lifetime is intended to be six years. The main scientific objectives are the study of the interstellar medium, star formation, the cosmic background radiation and the composition of comets.
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