meeting #10. agenda science in the news i see the light science olympiad
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Meeting #10
Agenda
Science in the NewsI SEE THE LIGHTScience Olympiad
Closest Alien Planet Receives a Name
Herschel Space Telescope Ends Mission
Background
Active 2009-2013Recently ran out of Liquid Helium to keep
equipment cool, ultimately ending its ability to function.
Largest inferred telescope ever launched (commissioned by ESA)
In a parked position at L2 Lagrangian point
ALPHA Lab Tests Antimatter Gravity
ALPHA- Antihydrogen Laser PHysics Apparatus
Run through CernTesting to see if antimatter acts like regular
matterDeduced the possibly of Antigravity
(antimatter falling upwards)Testing Antihydrogen escaping a magnetic
field in an upward direction
Light
Light is the reason we can see things.Light is either EMITTED or ABSORBED by
different substances.
Light
It is a form of electromagnetic radiation.The Visible Light Spectrum (similar to the
Hydrogen emission spectrum) is composed of light of different wavelengths. Different wavelengths mean different frequencies.
Light
Light is behaves both as a particle and a wave!
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