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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| Guide Star Catalog |
A catalogue of 18,819,291 celestial objects created as the database for operations of the Hubble Space Telescope. Including 15 million stars and over three million galaxies, this is the largest catalogue of celestial objects ever produced.
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