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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| Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope Gmrt |
A radio telescope located near Poona in India. It consists of 30 45-metre 146-foot dishes arranged in an array extending for 25 kilometres 16 miles and is the most powerful telescope for radio astronomy at metre wavelengths.
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