electromagnetic radiation
noun
: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
also
: a series of electromagnetic waves
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Strange signal originated in Milky Way The team of astronomers discovered the strange signal while hunting for bright, powerful flashes of electromagnetic radiation in the distant universe known as fast radio bursts.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
But sunlight is a mix of electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths, and some of this radiation is not so useful to life; in particular, ultraviolet light.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2025
Solar flares are caused when magnetic energy builds up in the sun's atmosphere and is released in an intense burst of electromagnetic radiation.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 June 2025
X-ray emission is high-energy electromagnetic radiation, which Earth’s atmosphere blocks.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
But sunlight is a mix of electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths, and some of this radiation is not so useful to life; in particular, ultraviolet light.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2025
Solar flares are caused when magnetic energy builds up in the sun's atmosphere and is released in an intense burst of electromagnetic radiation.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 June 2025
X-ray emission is high-energy electromagnetic radiation, which Earth’s atmosphere blocks.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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“Electromagnetic radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20radiation. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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