Launchpad: Neon Lights - Spectroscopy in Action | Launchpad

Launchpad: Neon Lights - Spectroscopy in Action

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Discover how scientists use spectroscopy to determine what elements are present in remote objects in space. By studying emission or absorption lines, astronomers can use the light an object emits to learn more about the object.

Published on: April 09, 2013

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NASA, NIA, eClips, Launchpad, Secondary, Video, Education, Technology, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, emission lines, absorption lines, spectral signature, wavelengths, Hubble, prism, visible light, electromagnetic spectrum, neon, argon, spectrogr

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