How does radio astronomy work?

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Radio telescopes work in much the same way as your normal radio. As you tune your radio to different frequencies, the receiver in your radio picks up different music stations. The big difference is that radio telescopes collect cosmic radio waves from outer space. These radio signals are processed by computers that can interpret the signals to form images that give us snapshots of the Universe.

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