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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It’s hoped that the upcoming Square Kilometer Array radio astronomy observatory will help researchers look for technosignatures in the cosmos.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
An unprecedented low-frequency radio astronomy experiment is now underway, 18 months after entering an orbit beyond the far side of the moon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2019
Intensity interferometry, a method traditionally used in radio astronomy, is able to cut through these distortions and involves measuring intensity fluctuations of light received at separate detectors.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The possibility is a bright spot for American radio astronomy.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
An unprecedented low-frequency radio astronomy experiment is now underway, 18 months after entering an orbit beyond the far side of the moon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2019
Intensity interferometry, a method traditionally used in radio astronomy, is able to cut through these distortions and involves measuring intensity fluctuations of light received at separate detectors.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The possibility is a bright spot for American radio astronomy.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
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“Radio astronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20astronomy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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