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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| Markarian Galaxy |
Any of the galaxies in the list drawn up by the Soviet astronomer B. E. Markarian in the 1970s, characterized by strong continuum emission of ultraviolet light.
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