radio astronomy
nounDefinition of radio astronomy
: astronomy dealing with radio waves received from outside the earth's atmosphere
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Last year, a team led by Falcke added a radio astronomy experiment to China's Queqiao probe, which was parked near the Moon to relay signals to and from the Chang'e-4 lander on the lunar far side. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "Could humanity’s return to the moon spark a new age of lunar telescopes?," 18 July 2019 Previously, only one has made it into orbit: 2011’s Spektr-R, a radio astronomy mission that fell short of expectations and could not be revived after malfunctioning earlier this year. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "Update: Telescope designed to study mysterious dark energy keeps Russia’s space science hopes alive," 15 July 2019 Dishes used in radio astronomy are often built in remote locations far from cell towers and radio stations. — Shannon Hall, New York Times, "After SpaceX Starlink Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars," 1 June 2019 Now Longjiang-2 orbits the moon by its lonesome, testing out future radio astronomy and interferometry techniques (studying what happens when light, radio, electromagnetic, and various other types of waves are met with interference). — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Chinese Satellite Nabs Stunning Moon-Earth Shot," 6 Feb. 2019 The underlying method of Terenzi's work is close to radio astronomy, which observes distant quasars, galaxies, black holes, and stars by tuning into their radio frequency and listening for the radiation signatures an object emits. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Meet the Astronomer Who Listens to the Music of the Cosmos," 12 May 2015 But like radio astronomy, optical SETI isn’t foolproof. — Meghan Bartels, Newsweek, "Do Aliens Exist? Human Technology May Prevent Us From Finding Out," 1 Mar. 2018 Forty years later, a University of Michigan professor did, the late Frederick Haddock, a pioneer in radio astronomy. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "Frank Lloyd Wright house near Ann Arbor is a 'small masterpiece'," 9 June 2018 The Netherlands is strong in radio astronomy: Its Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) stretches across much of northern Europe. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "China’s moon mission will probe cosmic dark ages," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'radio astronomy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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