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E C P
x rays
gamma rays
R A D I O
W A V E S
by the oscillation or
energy
waves
produced
way communication for law enforcement, telephone transmission, wireless Internet, television, radar,
The shortest waves have the highest frequency, or number of cycles per second; the longest waves have the lowest frequency, or fewest cycles per second.
M I C R O W A V E S
I N F R A R E D
portion of the spectrum just beyond the limit of the red portion of visible radiation
by atmospheric haze
lie on the boundary between true stars and giant Jupiter-like planets
Jupiter emits more infrared radiation than expected from absorption of sunlight, indicating that it has an internal source of heat energy.
Stars of lower mass than the Sun are less luminous and much cooler. Red dwarf stars are much more plentiful than the rare and short-lived high-mass stars.
V I S I B L E L I G H T
Ultraviolet Astronomy
penetrating
electromagnetic
radiation,
electromagnetic
G A M M A
R A Y S
Gamma-Ray
Astronomy,
field
of
astronomy