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How do scientists understand the
chemical composition of our universe, study its age and determine the reactive processes constantly taking place at temperatures reaching many million Kelvin?

The answer is Spectroscopy.

Spectroscopy is the measurement of the response of matter as it interacts with light, and its many uses extend beyond space science, to weather monitoring, medical diagnostics such as MRI, household conveniences like the microwave oven and countless other facets of everyday life.

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