Radio

Overview

Radio waves are the longest-wavelength light; radio telescopes study pulsars, galaxies, and the cold gas of the universe.

Knowledge connections

• Observed byVery Large Array
• Observed byArecibo Observatory
• Observed byGreen Bank Telescope
• Observed byFAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope)
• Observed byMeerKAT
• Observed byLOFAR
• Observed bySquare Kilometre Array
• Observed bySouth Pole Telescope
• Observed byPlanck
• Associated withTidal Disruption Event
• Associated withFast Radio Burst
• Associated withNext Generation Very Large Array
• Associated withRadio Interferometry
• Associated withVery Long Baseline Interferometry
• Associated withGravitational Waves + Radio
• Associated withThe Diffuse Interstellar Medium
• Associated withCarbon Monoxide
• Associated withAmmonia
• Associated withThe History of Radio Astronomy

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.