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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| Interacting Binary |
A binary star system in which mass transfer between the components takes place.
See also: contact binary, dwarf nova, mass transfer, Roche lobe.
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