Radio Astronomy
Second Generation Starlinks are 32 Times Brighter in Radio Wavelengths
Global internet access does seem like a worthy enterprise yet the rise of satellite megaconstellations there is a danger of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Now Astronomers have Discovered “Ultra-Fast Radio Bursts” Lasting Millionths of a Second
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy examines the discovery of what astronomers are dubbing “ultra-fast radio bursts”, a new…
A Sneak Peek at the Next Generation Very Large Array’s New Antennae
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) recently disclosed a prototype radio telescope antennae for its next generation Very Large Array…
Astronomers are Working to Put a Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon by 2025
Technicians at Berkeley Lab are building an experiment that will conduct radio astronomy on the far side of the Moon…
Storms on Saturn Can Have Impacts That Last for Hundreds of Years
While Jupiter has the famous Great Red Spot cyclonic storm, the other giant planets have less turbulent-looking surfaces. But they…
What Does 60 Years of Silence Tell Us About the Search for Extraterrestrials?
Astronomers have only been scanning the skies for a signal from extraterrestrial civilizations for about 60 years. Although no signal…