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The electromagnetic spectrum

Different telescopes can observe different kinds of light in the electromagnetic spectrum. Hubble can see visible light, and the Webb Telescope will be able to see infrared light, which humans cannot perceive with the naked eye.  (Credits: NASA/J. Olmsted, STScI, Canadian Space Agency)

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