Radio Telescope : Science World Report

Apr 22, 2017 05:10 AM EDT

Nebular Hypothesis Validated; ALMA Images Shed Light On Formation Of Stars, Planets From Accretion Disks

Scientists capture clear images of accretion disk spinning around a young star.

Oct 21, 2016 05:08 AM EDT

Radio Galaxies: The Peculiar, Secretive ‘Beasts’ Of Our Universe

Radio galaxies are the most mysterious elements of our Universe. Radio telescopes might help in solving the mysteries now.

Jul 07, 2016 04:51 AM EDT

China Space Mission: World's Largest Radio Telescope As Big As 30 Football Fields, Completed For Extraterrestrial Research

China finished constructing the world's largest radio telescope. It sits in Pingtang County, southwest of China's Guizhou Province.

Feb 25, 2016 08:08 AM EST

Scientists Track Down the Source of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts in a Distant Galaxy

An international research team has used radio and optical telescopes to identify the precise location of a mysterious, fast radio burst (FRB) in a distant galaxy.

Dec 02, 2015 05:14 PM EST

Fast Radio Burst's Mysterious Origins Discovered, Shedding Light on These Cosmic Events

Astronomers have discovered the origin of a mysterious, fast radio burst that occurred.

Nov 09, 2015 09:41 AM EST

Dying Giant Radio Galaxy Discovered 9 Billion Light Years Away

Astronomers have discovered a dying giant radio galaxy which is 9 billion light years away. Researchers from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA, TIFR) in Pune, India made the discovery using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT).

Sep 22, 2015 12:02 PM EDT

The Milky Way Galaxy's Hidden Stars at Its Center May be Revealed with Radio Telescopes

Radio telescopes may be able to spot stars hidden in the galactic center of the Milky Way. Although the center of the Milky Way is a mysterious place, cloaked in dust, researchers believe that there may be a new way to clear the fog and spot stars in this region.

Aug 14, 2015 03:39 PM EDT

Aliens May be Trying to Contact Earth: Radio Waves Align in Strange Mathematical Pattern

Could aliens be trying to contact Earth? Researchers have found bursts of radio waves flashing across the sky that seem to follow a mathematical pattern.

Jun 22, 2015 02:16 PM EDT

Mass of Tiny Binary Star Discovered with Extreme Radio Emissions

Scientists have managed to determine the mass of a tiny binary star thanks to some intense radio emissions.

May 08, 2015 07:03 AM EDT

Scientists Improve Detection of Radio Waves from Distant Quasars in Space

Scientists have developed a very sensitive high frequency amplifier for radio telescopes used on Earth, which may help measure our planet from space more precisely than before.

Jul 10, 2014 11:24 AM EDT

Arecibo Telescope Detects Mysterious Radio Pulses from beyond Our Galaxy

The Arecibo telescope has detected a brief, mysterious radio pulse that seems to have come from far beyond our galaxy.

Feb 13, 2014 02:59 PM EST

Foundations Completed for MeerKAT, Part of Largest Radio Telescope Ever Built

MeerKAT is the South African precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, to be built in Africa and in Australia. The SKA Project is an international enterprise to build the largest radio telescope in the world.