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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Atacama Desert The new observations come from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array radio astronomy site on the Chajnantor plateau in Chile's Atacama desert.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That set the scene for the birth of a new field of science – radio astronomy.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
However, the researchers also note that (as should be obvious from the image above) Porphyrion is barely detectable above the noise level inherent in today's radio astronomy equipment.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
But Ukrainians won’t give up on restoring their flagship radio astronomy facility, Zakharenko says.
—Byeric Lusito, science.org, 14 June 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That set the scene for the birth of a new field of science – radio astronomy.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
However, the researchers also note that (as should be obvious from the image above) Porphyrion is barely detectable above the noise level inherent in today's radio astronomy equipment.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
But Ukrainians won’t give up on restoring their flagship radio astronomy facility, Zakharenko says.
—Byeric Lusito, science.org, 14 June 2024
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“Radio astronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20astronomy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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