Spectroscopy, Explained

Video producer Sophia Roberts explains the basic principles behind spectroscopy, the science of reading light to determine the size, distance, spin and chemical composition of distant objects in space. Music credits: Universal Production Music Oxygenate the Idea – by Amon Turner, Banksman, Eben Stone Jungle Bounce – by Siddharth Nadkarni Silent Patient – by Paul Reeves Background Story - by Peter Larsen Data Dynamism – by Florian Moenks and Aron Wright Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Science writer:Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park) Editor: Sophia Roberts (AIMM) Producer: Sophia Roberts (AIMM) [Lead] Videographers: Rob Andreoli (AIMM) [Lead] John D. Philyaw (AIMM) Technical support: Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET)