NASA's Great Observatories - Full spectrum exploration

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The four space telescopes - the Hubble the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope, known collectively as NASA's Great Observatories have revolutionized our understanding of a wide range of astronomical objects, and has led to the detection of thousands of new, interesting objects. Each observatory was designed to push the state of technology in its intended wavelength region, together covering the whole electromagnetic spectrum. Learn more about the NASA's Great Observatories program, its space telescopes and their scientific impact in this book.

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9786130127329
• ISBN: 978-613-0-12732-9
• No. of pages: 156
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy