How do we study the stars? - Yuan-Sen Ting
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- Educator Yuan-Sen Ting, Amali Vaz, Gautham Narayan
- Director Tolga Yildiz, Serin Inan
- Composer Ismail Genc
- Sound Designer Himalaya Sound
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Narrator Addison Anderson
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The following are some of the cutting-edge telescopes in different wavelengths. Click on the link for each and find lots of information about the science that is being done using these telescopes. To get an idea of how things seen through each of these telescopes vary, check out the Crab Nebula in different wavelengths. Wow!
Radio/Sub-millimeter:
• Planck
• Very Large Array
• ALMA
Infrared:
• Herschel Space Observatory
• Spitzer Space Telescope
Optical:
• Hubble Telescope
• Gemini Telescope
Ultraviolet:
• FUSE
• GALEX
X-ray:
• Chandra X-ray Observatory
• XMM-Newton

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About TED-Ed Originals
TED-Ed Original lessons feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators. Are you an educator or animator interested in creating a TED-Ed original? Nominate yourself here »
Meet The Creators
- Educator Yuan-Sen Ting, Amali Vaz, Gautham Narayan
- Director Tolga Yildiz, Serin Inan
- Composer Ismail Genc
- Sound Designer Himalaya Sound
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Narrator Addison Anderson