Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy – a proposed zone for testing new technologies could head off the problem
- Written by Christopher Gordon De Pree, Deputy Electromagnetic Spectrum Manager, National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Radio observatories like the Green Bank Telescope are in radio quiet zones that protect them from interference.NRAO/AUI/NSF, CC BYVisible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes capture X-ray images, and...





