NASA scientists are aiming high with their latest idea. They want to build a huge radio telescope in a lunar crater. The plan may sound like science fiction, but early work has already begun.

The first successful use of a radio telescope on the moon has kicked off a new era of astronomy that could shed light on the cosmic dark ages – despite a bumpy landing. NASA’s ROLSES-1 (Radio ...

And when they arrive, they will also set up a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon. Mark Cuban Optimistic New Trump Order Could Save 'Hundreds of Billions' Ranking All-You-Can-Eat Chain ...

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In the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory operates a technological marvel that has transformed our understanding ...

Captured by cutting-edge radio telescope technology, a chance reactivation of a magnetar -- the Universe's most powerful magnets -- has revealed an unexpectedly complex environment. Researchers ...

Radio astronomy has changed how we view the universe, with radio telescopes allowing the retrieval of information beyond visible light by observing radio waves emitted from various astronomical ...

WALLABY Survey, CSIRO/ASKAP, NAOJ/Subaru Telescope Science Credit: N. Deg and K. Spekkens (Queen’s U.) and WALLABY survey (CSIRO/ASKAP) A radio telescope in Australia recently captured a ...

Human-made electronic hums could limit the telescope's ability to peer into the deepest universe. New electronic devices designed to power antennas of the world's largest radio telescope are so ...

Constructed in 1963, The Arecibo radio telescope was constructed in a natural sinkhole, with a 1.8-million-lb (816,000-kg) steel platform suspended at the focus point 500 ft (150 m) above the mesh ...

Even radio telescopes need a roomba sometimes. Chinese authorities announced recently that a handful of "smart" robots have been inspected and approved for use in the upkeep of China's Five ...

A HIGH VALLEY in the mountains of West Virginia is home to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes: a white-paneled behemoth called the Green Bank Telescope whose dish is bigger than a ...