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As radio waves travel across the universe, interstellar gas muddies them, generating a characteristic delay in the signal that depends on frequency.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Radio telescopes detect naturally occurring radio waves emitted by stars, planets, galaxies and other celestial objects.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
Instead of generating a new signal or amplifying the old one, the panel reshapes the path of radio waves already present in the environment.
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New Atlas,
19 June 2026
The team followed this up with an investigation using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a collection of 66 radio wave antennas in northern Chile.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Radio telescopes detect naturally occurring radio waves emitted by stars, planets, galaxies and other celestial objects.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
Instead of generating a new signal or amplifying the old one, the panel reshapes the path of radio waves already present in the environment.
—
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
The team followed this up with an investigation using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a collection of 66 radio wave antennas in northern Chile.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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radio wave
noun
ra·dio wave
ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv 
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
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