radio astronomy

noun

: astronomy dealing with radio waves received from outside the earth's atmosphere

radio astronomer noun

radio astronomical adjective

Examples of radio astronomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

In recent years, this technique, when applied to radio astronomy, brought us our first images of a black hole’s event horizon. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

radio astronomy

noun

: astronomy dealing with electromagnetic waves of radio frequency received from outside the earth's atmosphere

radio astronomer noun