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radio telescope

NOUN
astronomical telescope
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The Lovell Telescope, once the largest radio telescope in the world, is a key part of a system of six other telescopes in England that make up the e-Merlin network.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was the largest radio telescope in the world, and unlike others at the time, it could be steered to track objects across the sky.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

If an extraterrestrial civilization happened to transmit within those same frequencies, detecting it would likely require a radio telescope located somewhere free from Earth's radio noise, such as the far side of the Moon.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Argentina’s recent decision to pause a joint Chinese effort to construct a large radio telescope is a hopeful sign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

The Arecibo Observatory could communicate with an identical radio telescope on a planet 15,000 light-years away, halfway to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, if we knew precisely where to point it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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