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Taking Apart the Light
Break down light into spectra. Scholars learn how atoms emit and absorb photons and come to understand how this process allows scientists to identify different atoms based on either absorption lines or emission lines. Learners then...
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Aas Science News: Possible Orphan Black Hole
Article reports on the discovery of a supermassive object 90 million light-years from Earth that may be an orphan black hole.
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Seeker: Week of 11 25 13: Black Hole Birth Spawned Record Breaking Blast
Article reports on a recent record-breaking observation in space - the bright gamma-ray burst ever recorded.
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Astronomy: One Degree Imager Debuts at Wiyn Telescope
This article explains the debute of a One Degree Imager at WIYN Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. It discusses what the imager is capable of doing.
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Seeker: 'Doomsday' Ripples Through Galaxy
Learn about a storm errupting in the Teacup Galaxy involving the explosion of a supermassive black hole.