How do scientists collect data about our universe?
1 Answer
Nov 2, 2016
By using appropriate measuring instruments and following the ambient radiation and emitted radiation from stars
Explanation:
Some popular instruments used to explore our Universe include :
- telescopes (reflecting and refracting)
- radio telescopes
- orbital telescopes (like Hubble or Chandra x-ray laboratory)
- unmanned space probes like Voyager
- unmanned rovers on planets like Mars eg) Curiosity
- the international space station
- manned missions to space eg) to test micro-gravity
- spectroscopic studies of stars
- to simulate cosmic events like the Big Bang particle accelerators