Building New Telescopes: with Current Telescopes, We Can See Galaxies

question 74

Essay

Building new telescopes: With current telescopes, we can see galaxies as they existed 1 billion years after the Big Bang. Discuss innovations that could be made with new telescopes in order to see even further.

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Definitions:

Aqueous Solution

An Aqueous Solution is any solution in which water (H2O) acts as the solvent.

pH

A scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, with values ranging from 0 to 14.

Alkyl Group

A group of atoms derived from an alkane, containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms, arranged in a chain.

Aspartic Acid

An amino acid that plays a vital role in the biosynthesis of proteins and in neurotransmitter release and synthesis.