Month: July 2025

LOFAR (LOW-FREQUENCY ARRAY)
A European radio telescope network designed to detect low-frequency radio waves.

RADIO QUIET ZONES
Areas where radio transmissions are restricted to minimize interference with radio telescopes.

FAST RADIO BURSTS (FRBs)
Sudden, high-energy bursts of radio waves from deep space.

KARL JANSKY
The pioneer of radio astronomy who discovered cosmic radio emissions.

JANSKY (JY)
A unit of measurement for radio wave intensity.

SETI (SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE)
The search for extraterrestrial signals using radio telescopes.

COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND (CMB)
The faint radio radiation left over from the Big Bang.

QUASARS
Extremely bright and distant celestial objects that emit strong radio waves.

PULSARS
Rapidly spinning neutron stars that emit periodic radio signals.

SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
Radio waves emitted by charged particles moving in magnetic fields.