DID YOU find all the different types of light in the PUZZLE?
If YOU DID, Congratulations!
OK, but what's different about these light types besides just their names?
READ ON...


While the atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation, it also limits the amount of information reaching astronomers. As you go through the information below, see if you can figure out which light types have trouble getting through the Earth's atmosphere.

Radio Waves





Microwave

Infrared

Visible

Ultraviolet (UV)

Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV)

X-Rays

Gamma Rays








Did you notice that scientists use orbiting spacecraft and satellites to go above the atmosphere to collect data from the shorter light wavelengths such as gamma rays, X-Rays, ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet? Take a look at this image to see how the atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation but limits the amount of information reaching astronomers.