Question

Match the following names with their corresponding types of telescopes.

• A. Radio
• B. X-ray
• C. Optical

Answer 1

Chandra is an X-ray telescope launched by NASA in 1999. It can detect and analyze X-rays emitted by heavenly bodies.
Hubble is an optical telescope that was launched into low earth orbit in 1990.
Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is a large radio telescope that receives radiowaves having wavelengths about a metre, coming from planets and stars to study heavenly bodies.