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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| Halca |
A Japanese radio astronomy satellite launched on 11 February 1997. It was the first satellite for mapping celestial radio sources. Before launch, HALCA was known as Muses-B.
See also: very-long-baseline interferometry.
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