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Space Missions for Radio Astronomy
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Hubble Space Telescope
While primarily for optical and ultraviolet, it has contributed to radio astronomy by identifying counterparts and sources of radio emissions.
Parker Solar Probe
Designed to study the Sun's corona. It uses radio waves to understand the inner workings of the solar wind and magnetic fields.
Kepler Space Telescope
Main mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Has an indirect radio astronomy connection through the study of exoplanet host stars, which sometimes are also radio sources.
Very Large Array (VLA)
A radio astronomy observatory that's been pivotal in astronomical discoveries. While ground-based, it has contributed to understanding radio phenomena from black holes to protoplanetary disks.
Cassini-Huygens
Aimed to study Saturn and its moons. Discovered radio signals emanating from Saturn itself that are associated with auroras near the poles.
Voyager Probes
Main objectives were to study the outer Solar System and beyond, while radio astronomy-related discoveries include detection of radio emissions from Jupiter and studies of the solar wind.
New Horizons
Launched to study Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Radio science experiments were used for studying the atmospheric composition and pressure of Pluto.
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array)
Another ground-based array, ALMA observes the universe in millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths and has discovered cold dust in the early universe and molecular gas in galaxies.
Pioneer 10 and 11
Missions focused on Jupiter and Saturn, respectively. Radio astronomy findings included studying the solar wind and cosmic ray intensity with their onboard instruments.
Juno
The main objective is to study Jupiter's atmosphere, magnetic field, and gravity. Radio astronomy involvement includes the monitoring of radio waves to study Jupiter’s magnetic field.
FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope)
While not in space, FAST is the world's largest radio telescope and its objectives include the observation of pulsars and galaxy structures.
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Though primarily an infrared observatory, JWST will enhance radio observations by providing data on objects that may be sources of radio emissions.
Herschel Space Observatory
Studied the universe in the far infrared and submillimeter. It provided auxiliary data for radio astronomy, particularly in star formation and interstellar medium studies.
Chandra X-ray Observatory
Focuses on X-ray astronomy but also has capabilities for studying radio sources. Important for high-resolution images of radio source related X-ray emissions.
Galileo Orbiter
Primary mission to study Jupiter and its moons. Radio astronomy component included mapping of Jupiter's magnetic field and detection of radio emissions.
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