The Electromagnetic Spectrum

  • Released Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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Animation depicting the electromagnetic spectrum and the different characteristics of each wavelength type. 4k resolution.

The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out as it goes – the visible light that comes from a lamp in your house and the radio waves that come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation. The other types of EM radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum are microwaves, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma-rays.

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See http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1.html

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

This page was originally published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT.

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