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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| Gemini 8-Meter Telescopes |
Two 8-metre telescopes for optical and infrared astronomy, resulting from an international collaboration between the USA, the UK, Canada, Chile, Brazil and Argentina. One is sited in the northern hemisphere, at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii, the other in the southern hemisphere on Cerro Pachón in Chile, near the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The siting of the two telescopes ensures complete sky coverage between them. The Hawaii telescope is being completed during 1998, and its more southerly twin in 2000.
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