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The next wave of radio telescopes

22 July 2011

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Four centuries after the first optical telescope, radio astronomy is making up for lost time. ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ highlights the latest radio telescopes. See more in our gallery: The next wave of radio telescopes.

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