Why can't x-ray and gamma-ray telescopes use the same designs as visible-light telescopes?
A) X-rays and gamma rays have so much energy that they cannot be reflected in the same way as visible light.
B) X-rays and gamma rays do not penetrate Earth's atmosphere.
C) X-rays and gamma rays are so intense that they would melt the glass in a visible-light telescope.
D) Visible-light telescopes can only reflect light that we see, not any other kind of light.
A) X-rays and gamma rays have so much energy that they cannot be reflected in the same way as visible light.
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