radio astronomy
noun
: astronomy dealing with radio waves received from outside the earth's atmosphere
radio astronomer
noun
radio astronomical
adjective
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In recent years, this technique, when applied to radio astronomy, brought us our first images of a black hole’s event horizon.
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Big Think, 19 June 2024
Lovekin is among the scientists and groups urging the FCC to regulate cellular satellites from interfering with radio astronomy equipment.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
The National Science Foundation and SpaceX recently announced an astronomy coordination agreement to benefit radio astronomy.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
This mission in particular will focus on space weather, interactions with the surface of the moon, radio astronomy, precision landing technologies and plume-surface interactions.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
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Big Think, 19 June 2024
Lovekin is among the scientists and groups urging the FCC to regulate cellular satellites from interfering with radio astronomy equipment.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
The National Science Foundation and SpaceX recently announced an astronomy coordination agreement to benefit radio astronomy.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
This mission in particular will focus on space weather, interactions with the surface of the moon, radio astronomy, precision landing technologies and plume-surface interactions.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Radio astronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20astronomy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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