Infra-Red Space Telescopes Must Have Their Mirror Cooled to Very

question 9

Multiple Choice

Infra-red space telescopes must have their mirror cooled to very low temperatures because otherwise it would thermally emit too much ____ itself.

• A) infra-red radiation
• B) radio waves
• C) X-waves
• D) gamma rays
• E) all of the above

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