How to Use radio astronomy in a Sentence

radio astronomy

noun
  • That set the scene for the birth of a new field of science – radio astronomy.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 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
  • Earth is also full of its own radio emissions that can prevent faint signals from being tracked by radio astronomy.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 May 2021
  • Technically, the far side of the moon is already being used for radio astronomy.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Rising out of the frozen plateau is the South Pole Telescope, a key tool for radio astronomy.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Satellites also pose a challenge for radio astronomy, in which images are created with radio waves rather than light.
    — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The project team is working to improve the initial design, envisioning it as a workhorse of radio astronomy for many years to come.
    — Briley Lewis, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Dishes used in radio astronomy are often built in remote locations far from cell towers and radio stations.
    — Shannon Hall, New York Times, 1 June 2019
  • Other researchers doing similar work think the find is a great example of why radio astronomy is getting more attention.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Earth was never a particularly great place to do any kind of radio astronomy due to our thick atmosphere blocking a large portion of the radio spectrum.
    — Daniel Oberhaus Supercluster, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Not everyone, however, is convinced that the assumptions of radio astronomy make sense.
    — Meghan Bartels, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The spacecraft’s spectrometer, which will make radio astronomy observations, will test this idea.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
  • The loss of Arecibo is a major blow for the radio astronomy community and leaves a gaping hole in capabilities.
    — Mark Zastrow, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
  • And while doing all that, Burns has had an ongoing second job of sorts, as a quietly persistent advocate for radio astronomy from space.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The frequency band used by Starlink is adjacent to a band reserved for radio astronomy and any spillover could impact observations.
    — Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Further, radio astronomy is a field with several cases of unexplained anomalous signals.
    — Yvette Cendes, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2015
  • This unprecedented picture of one of the most mysterious objects in all of physics is the latest in a long line of discoveries made possible by radio astronomy.
    — Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Guests can learn about how radio astronomy teaches scientists about the universe while exploring interactive exhibits.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The possibility is a bright spot for American radio astronomy.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
  • In the 57 years since its construction, the remote observatory has been a primary world center for radio astronomy.
    — Mary Fillmore, Wired, 3 Dec. 2020
  • But Ukrainians won’t give up on restoring their flagship radio astronomy facility, Zakharenko says.
    — Byeric Lusito, science.org, 14 June 2024
  • Drake did his PhD in radio astronomy, and his academic career continued with astronomy as a focus.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2022
  • In late May, three radio astronomy observatories detected a strange signal coming from around Mars.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • During the Cold War, a new field emerged at the intersection of radio astronomy and radio communications.
    — Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The massive radio dish has been at the forefront of atmospheric science, radio astronomy, and planetary radar capability for decades.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Among other interests, Lilly explored whether radio astronomy could be used to detect intelligent life beyond the solar system.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The golden age of radio astronomy SETI is intertwined with the profound changes brought by radio astronomy.
    — Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Historians generally consider the year 1960 the start of the golden age of radio astronomy.
    — Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
  • For nearly 60 years Arecibo has been a mainstay of radio astronomy, atmospheric research, and planetary science.
    — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 12 Aug. 2020
  • After Heidmann’s death in 2000, Maccone took up the cause of preserving the lunar farside for radio astronomy.
    — Wired, 15 Nov. 2019

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