Radio Astronomy
Astronomers Find the Slowest-Spinning Neutron Star Ever
Most neutron stars spin rapidly, completing a rotation in seconds or even a fraction of a second. But astronomers have…
Astronomers Have a New Way to Bypass Earth's Atmosphere
Radio telescopes have an advantage over optical telescopes, in that radio telescope can be used even in cloudy conditions here…
Part 2: The History and Future of Planetary Radar
To reach the U.S. National Science Foundation's Green Bank Observatory, you take the road less traveled, winding through scenic and…
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
When the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique…
A Star Became 1,000 Times Brighter, and Now Astronomers Know Why
Astronomers were surprised in 1937 when a star in a binary pair suddenly brightened by 1,000 times. The pair is…
Radio Astronomy: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has investigated the significance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, cosmochemistry, and meteorites, and how these…
Astronomers Propose a 50-Meter Submillimeter Telescope
Some parts of the Universe only reveal important details when observed in radio waves. That explains why we have ALMA,…
Using Smart Materials To Deploy A Dark Age Explorer
One of the most significant constraints on the size of objects placed into orbit is the size of the fairing…
Astronomers Find the Birthplaces of Stars in the Whirlpool Galaxy
Understanding how star-forming works at a galactic scale is challenging in our Milky Way. While we have a general understanding…
A Radio Telescope on the Moon Could Help Us Understand the First 50 Million Years of the Universe
In the coming decade, multiple space agencies and commercial space providers are determined to return astronauts to the Moon and…