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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| Yarkovsky Effect |
The effect of its rotation on the path of a small particle orbiting the Sun. Rotation causes a temperature variation, so thermal energy is re-radiated anisotropically.
See also: Poynting-Robertson effect.
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