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Explore light
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.3 – The Sun is the primary source of light…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Electromagnetism
  • Light
Related Missions
  • Hubble Space Telescope (Astro)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Astronomers use light and the different wavelengths or colors at which it radiates to uncover the mysteries of the universe. Each point, or pixel, in an astronomical image may represent temperature, a wavelength of light, or the intensity of the signal. Each color brings into view an otherwise invisible universe.

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