Question

Imagine that you are the head of a funding agency that can afford to build one telescope. Which of the following proposed telescopes would be best to support?

a. A radio telescope in orbit around the Earth
b. An ultraviolet telescope in orbit around the Earth
c. An X-ray telescope located in New Mexico

Answer 1

Answer:

b. An ultraviolet telescope in orbit around the Earth                        

Explanation:

Ultraviolet telescope is a type of telescope which is used to determine a ultraviolet portion present in electromagnetic spectrum, that is between the portion seen as visible light portion and X-rays portion.

An ultraviolet telescope should be placed at the earth's orbit because earth have a ozone layer of its own. The ozone layer helps to filter most of the ultraviolet rays coming towards it.

Thus the correct option is (b).