Definition
An instrument designed to detect and study radio waves from celestial objects, typically consisting of a large dish antenna and sensitive receivers. Radio telescopes can observe through clouds and during daylight, revealing phenomena invisible to optical telescopes.
Etymology
Compound of 'radio' from Latin 'radius' (ray, beam) and 'telescope' from Greek 'tele' (far) and 'skopein' (to see). The term emerged in the 1940s following Karl Jansky's accidental discovery of cosmic radio waves in 1933, as astronomers realized they could 'see' the universe using radio frequencies rather than visible light.
Kelly Says
Radio telescopes opened up an entirely invisible universe - they revealed phenomena like pulsars, quasars, and the cosmic microwave background that would have remained forever hidden to optical astronomy! The first radio telescope was built from spare parts and detected radio waves from the center of our galaxy, launching a revolution that discovered most of the universe's exotic objects.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሬዲዮ ቴሌስኮፕ
ree-dee-yo te-lee-sko-lop
ARالعربية
تلسكوب الراديو
til-sookob ar-ra-dee-yoo
BNবাংলা
রেডিও টেলিস্কোপ
re-dee-oh te-li-sko-p
CACatalà
telescopi de ràdio
te-le-sko-pi de ra-dee-o
CSČeština
radioteleskop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skop
DADansk
radioteleskop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skop
DEDeutsch
Radioteleskop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skop
ELΕλληνικά
ραδιοτηλεσκόπιο
ra-dee-oh-tee-le-sko-pee-oh
ESEspañol
radiotelescopio
ra-dee-oh-tel-eh-sko-pee-oh
FAفارسی
望远镜 رادیویی
mo-a-ye-n-je-reem ra-dee-oo-ee
FISuomi
radioteleskooppi
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-sko-op-pi
FRFrançais
radiotélescope
ra-dee-oh-teh-le-sko-p
GUGU
રેડિયો તેલેસ્કોપ
re-dee-yo te-le-sko-p
HAHA
tashar rediyo
ta-shar re-dee-yo
HEעברית
טלסקופ רדיו
tel-sko-pef ra-dee
HIहिन्दी
रेडियो टेलीस्कोप
ra-dee-oh te-lee-skop
HUMagyar
rádióteleszkóp
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skoep
IDBahasa Indonesia
teleskop radio
te-le-skop ra-di-o
IGIG
teleskop rediyo
te-le-skop re-dee-yo
ITItaliano
radiotelescopio
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-sko-pee-oh
JA日本語
電波望遠鏡
denpa bo-en-kyō
KKKK
радиотелескоп
ra-dee-oh-te-le-skop
KMKM
រឿងអ៊ុនទូ
reung oo-n-too
KO한국어
레이디오 망원경
re-i-di-o man-won-gyeong
MRMR
रेडिओ दूरदर्शन
ra-dee-o doora-darshan
MSBahasa Melayu
teleskop radio
te-le-skop ra-dee-o
MYမြန်မာ
ရေဒီယို တယ်လီစ jäl
ye-dee-yo tel-ee-sko-p
NLNederlands
radiotelescoop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-sko-op
NONorsk
radioteleskop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skop
PAPA
ਰੇਡੀਓ ਟੈਲિਸਕੋਪ
ra-dee-oh ta-li-sko-p
PLPolski
radioteleskop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skop
PTPortuguês
radiotelescópio
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-sko-pee-oh
RORomână
telescop radio
te-le-skop ra-dee-oh
RUРусский
радиотелескоп
ra-dee-oh-te-le-skop
SVSvenska
radioteleskop
ra-dee-oh-tel-e-skop
SWKiswahili
teleskop laini
te-le-skop la-i-ni
TAதமிழ்
ரேடியோ தொலைநோக்கி
ra-dee-yo tho-lai-no-kki
TEతెలుగు
రేడియో టెలిస్కోప్
ra-dee-yo te-li-sko-p
THไทย
เทเลสโคปวิทยุ
te-la-sok-kop-wi-thi-yu
TLTL
teleskopong radyo
te-le-sko-pong ra-dee-o
TRTürkçe
radyo teleskobu
ra-dee-oh tel-e-sko-boo
UKУкраїнська
радіотелескоп
ra-dee-oh-te-le-skop
URاردو
ریڈیو ٹیلیسکوپ
ri-dee-oo te-lee-sko-p
VITiếng Việt
trạm thu sóng vô tuyến
tram thu song vo-tuyen
YOYO
teleskọp ràdío
te-le-skọp ra-dee-o
ZH中文
射电望远镜
shè diàn wàng yuǎn jìng
ZUZU
itayela raidiyo
i-ta-ye-la ra-i-dee-yo