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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| Max-Planck-Institut FüR Radioastron |
A German institute for research in radio astronomy which has its headquarters in Bonn and an observing station at Effelsberg, 40 kilometres 25 miles to the south-west of Bonn. The observatory operates a 100-metre 328-foot, fully steerable radio dish on a computer-controlled altazimuth mounting, which was opened in 1971.
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