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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| Interplanetary Scintillation |
Fluctuations in the signal received from a distant radio source observed along a line of sight close to the Sun. The scintillation is caused by irregularities in the solar wind.
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