If an Astronomer Wanted to Find Some Relatively Complex Molecules

question 15

Multiple Choice

If an astronomer wanted to find some relatively complex molecules in space, what technique should she use?

• A) point a gamma-ray telescope toward the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
• B) take a spectrum of the visible light coming from our own Sun
• C) point a radio telescope into regions in the galaxy where there is a lot of dust
• D) use an ultra-violet telescope above the Earth's atmosphere to find highly ionized atoms
• E) use the Hubble Space Telescope to take many visible-light images of faint nebulae

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