BETA
Chapter 1
The birth of looking closer
Chapter 2
Bending and bouncing light
Chapter 3
Beyond the visible rainbow
Chapter 4
Leaving Earth behind
Chapter 5
The global eyes of tomorrow
YOUR GOAL
Master of Everything about the telescope
Ch 3 · Beyond the visible rainbow
artiteacher Decode the starlight's hidden rainbow to learn how telescopes reveal what stars are made of.
artiteacher Beyond the visible rainbow
Way past the red, way past the red! We're seeing stars behind the dust, way past the red!
artiteacher X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes reveal extreme cosmic events like black holes and exploding stars.
artiteacher Infrared telescopes detect heat from objects hidden behind thick clouds of space dust.
Fun Fact
Hidden universe: Over 99% of the light in the electromagnetic spectrum is completely invisible to human eyes, requiring specialized telescopes to detect.
Glossary
infrared light (noun)
Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than red light but shorter than radio waves. The James Webb Space Telescope utilizes gold-coated mirrors to reflect over ninety-eight percent of this light.
Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than red light but shorter than radio waves. The James Webb Space Telescope utilizes gold-coated mirrors to reflect over ninety-eight percent of this light.
Quiz
Which space observatory specializes in capturing high-energy X-rays from black holes?
Quiz
What technique combines multiple telescopes to act as one giant virtual telescope?
Quiz
Where is the massive Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) located?