Distance Waves can travel in space?

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In a vacuum, such as space, electromagnetic waves, regardless of their frequency, travel indefinitely without resistance. Higher frequency waves possess greater energy but do not travel further than lower frequency waves in empty space. The absence of atmospheric interference in space allows all waves to propagate without attenuation until they encounter a medium.

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So, higher frequency waves have greater energy than lower frequency waves. I know that around Earth the lower frequency waves penetrate best due to the higher frequency ones being absorbed by the atmosphere.

However, in space do the higher frequency waves with more energy travel further than those with lower frequencies?





Thanks
 
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In empty space? No, empty space prevents no resistance to any electromagnetic waves whatsoever.
 
OH ofcourse, as space is a vacuum. So the waves will just continue going until they reach a medium. Okay thanks for that.
 

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