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12, Feb, 2012

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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Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophys	An establishment operated jointly since 1962 by the University of Colorado and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology formerly the National Bureau of Standards as a centre for advanced research and teaching on subjects such as atomic interactions, spectroscopy, gravitational physics, radiative transfer, stellar interiors and much more. Both theoretical and experimental work is carried out. JILA is located on the main campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophys

An establishment operated jointly since 1962 by the University of Colorado and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology formerly the National Bureau of Standards as a centre for advanced research and teaching on subjects such as atomic interactions, spectroscopy, gravitational physics, radiative transfer, stellar interiors and much more. Both theoretical and experimental work is carried out. JILA is located on the main campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder.