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Radio telescopes detect low-energy radio waves, rather than high-energy visible light or heat that can destroy the optical components of telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope.—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 While visible light and, to an extent, infrared light is blocked by these gas clouds, radio waves can pass through unhindered.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Combined, iHeart and SiriusXM would have a more dominant scale across the radio waves, as well as in the podcast market and developing platforms with artists.—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026 Under the hood, Wiliot’s platform relies on IoT Pixels, which are tiny, battery-free Bluetooth sensors that cull energy from radio waves.—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for radio wave