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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| Naked Singularity |
A singularity without an event horizon. According to the cosmic censorship hypothesis, this should not be possible. However, if the universe began as a singularity, the Big Bang was a naked singularity.
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