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Hubble Space Telescope Education Resources

Infant Stars in Nearby Galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Properties of Light

What is Light? Light interacts with matter by transmission (including refraction), absorption, or scattering (including reflection). To see an object, light from that object--emitted by or scattered from it--must enter the eye.
Light and Color: Myths and Realities

Red Supergiant V838 Monocerotis. Credit: NASA, ESA and H.E. Bond (STScI)

Applying Properties of Light to Everyday Life

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