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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| Multiple Star |
A group of three or more stars orbiting in a system in which they are bound together by mutual gravitational attraction. A well-known example is the four-star system, Epsilon e Lyrae.
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