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Researchers first discovered Porphyrion using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope, which uses antennas across Europe.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
But one of the few places rich in helium-3 on the Moon is found in one of the most likely places to put a far-side, Dark Ages radio telescope.
—Martin Elvis, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024
Using an array of radio telescopes called the European Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Network, a team determined the position of a repeating burst designated FRB 20200120E with extreme precision.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2021
But that number has now swelled to over 10,000 after a survey using the LOFAR radio telescope.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Radio telescope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20telescope. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
radio telescope
noun
: a radio receiver-antenna combination used for observation in radio astronomy
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