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Earth has a thick atmosphere, making it difficult to see details in objects being looked at in a telescope. While you could send lots of telescopes into space, the process takes time and money. Light rays like Infra Red can be used to cut through the atmosphere and allow you to see stars and planets on Earth's surface. Also, certain light rays can be used to see what objects in space are made of.
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∙ 15y agolight travels excellently well in space, even better than in air!
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∙ 11y agoStarts and galaxies that emit red light are showing a red shift which means that they are moving away from the earth galaxies that show the greatest red shift are moving away the fastest
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∙ 13y agoit is important because otherwise we wont have any light
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In what ways can energy travel through empty space?
Electromagnetic waves, such as infrared and visible light
How does light travel through a window?
Light travels through two things: either empty space, or space which contains transparent materials. Some paterials are only partially transparent or translucent, in which case some light does travel through it, but not all the light will get through.
Why does light travel faster in empty spaces?
Light travels faster (up to the speed of light) in a vacuum, which is empty space. Light travels slower through a medium (matter).
Can light travel through air?
yes. if light didn't travel through air, then you wouldn't be able to see anything!
What does light travel through quickly?
through nothing
What does light travel through best empty space or matter?
Light travels fastest through empty space.
Does light travel through empty spaces?
yes it does..
What is waves that can travel through empty space?
light
What kind of wave is able to travel through both matter and empty space?
A type of wave that can travel through empty space as well as through matter is electromagnetic wave. Light travels fastest in empty spaces.
Can light waves travel through an empty space?
Yes.
Why does light travel faster through empty space than matter?
It doesn't travel faster through a vacuum. In our Universe there is no such thing as empty space.
What is an empty space that contains no matter that light can travel through?
A vacuum.
Does light waves travel fastest through empty space?
Light waves, like all electromagnetic waves, travel without a medium, so they can travel through empty space. Sound waves, on the other hand, do require a medium to travel or propagate; therefore, they can not travel through empty space.
What is an example of a wave that can travel through empty spaces?
Light waves can travel through empty spaces. Any type of electromagnetic waves, from below ELF (<< 3 Hz) up through gamma rays (> 30 EHz) can travel through empty space. Visible light is just the one band from 430 THz to 790 THz. The only type of waves that can travel through empty space are electromagnetic waves.
Do Light Waves Require Mediums?
Light waves can travel through empty space. You might say that the empty space is the medium in this case.
What is energy that can be transferred through empty space?
heat or light radiation can travel through a 100% vacuum
Which type of wave can travel through empty space by electromagnetic waves?
Light, a combination of oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
