Is light the major part of the radiation we get from space?
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Q. Is light the major part of the radiation we get from space?
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A. No, it makes up less than 3%.
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Q. What's the composition of the rest?
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A. The biggest part is CMBR, Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, over 70% of the total. Then there is infrared, at almost 27%.
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Q. What about ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma-rays?
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A. Their total energy is quite small, only a fraction of 1%.
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Q. Where is there more detail on this?
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