Unified Astronomy Thesaurus

Last uploaded: June 20, 2024
Preferred Name

Radio astronomy

Definitions

The branch of astronomy that deals with the study of the Universe by means of radio waves. Radio waves are the electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths (and lowest energies), ranging from 0.3 mm to several km. Radio waves form a very broad category, which includes the submillimeter waves (with a wavelengths of 0.3-1 mm) and microwave regions (1mm to several cm).

ID

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1338

broader

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1043

contributor

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie

definition

The branch of astronomy that deals with the study of the Universe by means of radio waves. Radio waves are the electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths (and lowest energies), ranging from 0.3 mm to several km. Radio waves form a very broad category, which includes the submillimeter waves (with a wavelengths of 0.3-1 mm) and microwave regions (1mm to several cm).

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2024-06-20T12:28:36.545Z

2024-06-20T12:28:18.383Z

narrower

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1337

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/323

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/182

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1654

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/828

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1647

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1061

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1553

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/855

prefLabel

Radio astronomy

related

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1358

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1359

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