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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| United Kingdom Infrared Telescope Ukirt |
A 3.8-metre 150-inch infrared telescope, located at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii. It is operated from the Joint Astronomy Center in Hilo, Hawaii, for the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. It is the largest telescope dedicated solely to infrared astronomy and operates in the wavelength band between 1 and 30 microns.
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