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Exploring Light with Hubble Visualization

Satellite image of a galaxy with left half titled "Visible" and right titled "Infrared", left half is a smoother watercolor of browns, blues, and purples and star bursts. Right half is dark blue with points of bright lights.
Exploring Light with the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Animation/Visualization
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.3 – The Sun is the primary source of light…
NGSS
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Light
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Explore the ways in which different varieties of electromagnetic (EM) radiation influence the way cosmic objects appear. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope webpage includes a variety of resources including interactives where learners can view Hubble images in different types of light. This is a great tool for teaching the EM spectrum using astronomy. Includes supporting background knowledge, videos, and more.

Access the resources here. ↗