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There has been great progress over the last several years in remote observation of astrophysical environments, both with Earth and spaced based telescopes, as well interplanetary satellites and rovers. The data obtained both remotely and in situ from these sources has allowed for a much greater understanding of our solar system, galaxy, and the universe beyond. Evolution of compositions and temperatures of the solar system planets and their moons, detection of large interstellar clouds encompassing enormous regions of the galaxy, and the detection of thousands of exoplanets to date are all achievements which were attained through observation and modeling with accurate knowledge of fundamental atomic and molecular processes including scattering and interactions with radiation.
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Lewkow, N.R. (2016). Introduction. In: Scattering of Particles and Radiation in Astrophysical Environments. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25079-3_1
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