Sentences with phrase «wave radio interference»

Such an event may impact power grids by tripping circuit breakers, disrupt communication and satellite data collection by causing short - wave radio interference and damage orbiting satellites and their electronics.

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For astronomers who observe the universe through radio waves generated by stars and galaxies, interference from an Earth - based source can easily drown out any far - off signal.

Most SETI researchers look for signals sent by sentient beings in radio waves, because these waves traverse galaxies without interference from gas and dust.

The occasional crackle of wireless interference sounds like a clock - radio alarm picking up the radio waves from a cell phone and leads one to wonder what it would take to crash the Tesla Model S computer — and then the car.

Astronomers need to know how much of their astronomical data has been contaminated by radio waves given off by air molecules, the telescope's own electronics, and other sources of interference.

The interference patterns of the telescopes» combined radio wave observations told astronomers about position, size, and strength of objects in space.

When the signals of individual telescopes are combined using the interference of radio waves, this array of telescopes has the angular resolution equivalent to a radio telescope of 350 000 km in diameter — almost the distance between the Earth and Moon.

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But they still took great pains to rule out alternative explanations, scrutinizing a variety of detector data and the output of numerous on - site instruments that measure seismic activity, radio interference and many other possible sources of «noise» that could conceivably mimic a gravitational - wave signal, team members said.

Gathering inspiration from the interference waves of analog television or radio, where a third image or sound is produced from the overlay or combination, this program likewise investigates the crossover between time - based works and standard exhibition presentation.

One of those penalties is cross-signal interference from too many radio waves.