Mutiwavelength Milky Way: Application of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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- Original Source:Goddard Space flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Description
This educational brief provides an overview of how previously unrevealed information about our galaxy and other celestial objects can be obtained by examining their energy emissions in parts of the electromagnetic spectrum other than that visible to the human eye. Remote imagery of the Milky way in several wavelengths is included, and links to additional information are embedded in the text.
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Grade: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Topics: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Earth & Space Science, Chemistry, Technology, Science, Earth's Resources, Physics, Light, Sound & Other Waves
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