Electromagnetic radiation is found all over the place, including in space.

It is formed by the
interaction of electric and magnetic fields. These two fields will always exist side by side.
Electromagnetic waves have a wide range of frequencies and wavelengths. The electromagnetic
spectrum is divided into seven categories. They are: * Radio waves, which are used in TV and
radio transmissions; * Microwaves, which are used for mobile phone links; * Infrared waves,
which are used for some alarm systems; * Visible light, which is used by humans and most
animals to receive information about their surroundings; * Ultraviolet, which is used in tanning
beds; * X-rays, which are used in radio therapy;Gamma rays are used to detect and treat brain
and heart abnormalities.
 
All of these waves share several characteristics: they all travel at the same speed in a vacuum and
are all transverse waves. They're all made up of an electric and magnetic field that oscillates. The
electromagnetic spectrum is the entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic
radiation, ranging from gamma rays, which have the shortest wavelength but the most powerful
amount of energy, to X-rays, which have a short wavelength and enough energy to pass through
skin, tissues, and muscles, to UV, which has a long wavelength and can cause skin cancer if
overexposed, to visible light, which is clearly visible to the naked eye.
 
The frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases as the wavelength gets shorter and
decreases as the wavelength gets longer. The amount of energy carried by an electromagnetic
wave increases as the wavelength of the wave shortens and the frequency rises. An
electromagnetic wave's frequency rises as the energy it transports rises, while its wavelength
decreases.
 
When electromagnetic radiation interacts with charged particles in atoms, molecules, and larger
objects of matter, it produces a variety of effects. The frequency of electromagnetic radiation
determines how it is created and observed, as well as how it occurs in nature and how it is used
in technology. The frequency spectrum of electromagnetic radiation ranges from very low values
in the radio, television, and microwave ranges to visible light and beyond to much higher values
in ultraviolet light, X-rays, and gamma rays.