Australian astronomers at ICRAR reveal how the sky would look in radio waves

By Marcus Strom
Updated November 2 2016 - 1:09pm, first published October 27 2016 - 12:06pm
Lead researcher of the study, radio astronomer Natasha Hurley-Walker. Photo: ICRAR
Lead researcher of the study, radio astronomer Natasha Hurley-Walker. Photo: ICRAR
A 'radio colour' view of the sky taken from the GLEAM survey above a section of the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope, located in outback Western Australia.  Photo: Curtin/ICRAR/JohnGoldsmith
A 'radio colour' view of the sky taken from the GLEAM survey above a section of the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope, located in outback Western Australia. Photo: Curtin/ICRAR/JohnGoldsmith

What would the sky look like if we could see beyond the visible spectrum and gaze on the night sky in radio waves?

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