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Space Missions for Radio Astronomy

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Hubble Space Telescope

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While primarily for optical and ultraviolet, it has contributed to radio astronomy by identifying counterparts and sources of radio emissions.

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Parker Solar Probe

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Designed to study the Sun's corona. It uses radio waves to understand the inner workings of the solar wind and magnetic fields.

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Kepler Space Telescope

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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.

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Very Large Array (VLA)

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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.

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Cassini-Huygens

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Aimed to study Saturn and its moons. Discovered radio signals emanating from Saturn itself that are associated with auroras near the poles.

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Voyager Probes

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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.

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New Horizons

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Launched to study Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Radio science experiments were used for studying the atmospheric composition and pressure of Pluto.

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ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array)

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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.

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Pioneer 10 and 11

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Missions focused on Jupiter and Saturn, respectively. Radio astronomy findings included studying the solar wind and cosmic ray intensity with their onboard instruments.

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Juno

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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.

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FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope)

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While not in space, FAST is the world's largest radio telescope and its objectives include the observation of pulsars and galaxy structures.

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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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Though primarily an infrared observatory, JWST will enhance radio observations by providing data on objects that may be sources of radio emissions.

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Herschel Space Observatory

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Studied the universe in the far infrared and submillimeter. It provided auxiliary data for radio astronomy, particularly in star formation and interstellar medium studies.

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Chandra X-ray Observatory

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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.

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Galileo Orbiter

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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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