Ever wondered what the edge of the universe looks like? Well, if you have, History Channel has a new show that will blow your mind.
The new show, Telescope, is going to be released next year. It shows the view of the new space telescope: the James Webb Space Telescope. It may be able to see the edge of the universe, farther than the Hubble.
So imagine white light shining on a crystal. You think of a rainbow, right? Well astronomer Frederick William Herschel wanted to see if those colors would have different temperatures. He measured the heat of the colors and came to a startling discovery: they had different temperatures! He also made another discovery: the space next to the red light had LOTS of heat! He ran some tests and discovered that the spot next to the red light wasn’t just space, it also had a radiation in it that was found in heat! He gave it the name “infrared light”.
Infrared cameras are sensitive to light and heat because infrared waves are released from things, so the telescope can’t get too close to the sun and have a shield to block the sun’s rays. or else the camera couldn’t see anything. But if it gets too far away, Earth would lose communications with it. Since it is sensitive to light and heat, it will be able to detect stars and planets with ease.
Works Cited
Garner, Rob. “James Webb Space Telescope.” NASA, NASA, 22 Jan. 2015, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html.