11 February 2021, 7:20 am EST By
With the technology we have today, it is still challenging for scientists to have a closer look at surfaces of near-Earth celestial objects, but thanks to an upgrade done to a radio telescope in West Virginia, scientists were given an unprecedented look at the moon.
(Photo : Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/GBO/Raytheon/AUI/NSF/USGS)
The radio telescope signals were able to create high-quality images of the surface of the moon.
Successful Radio Telescope Test Delivers Image of the Moon
According to Futurism, the Green Bank Telescope had been upgraded with a new radio transmitter that was developed by military contractor Raytheon.