Are radio telescopes best used in space, to avoid the absorption of the Earth?

Answer 1

I love to see a huge dish on the far side of the moon, where it would be quiet enough that we might hear the murmurings of our interstellar neighbors.

Answer 2

l agree with Stargazer, a huge dish on the far side of the moon, would be an excelent spot for a radio telescope.

Answer 3

Well...before answering that, let me give you few brief words on types of telescopes. There are Radio Telescopes, Infrared telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Gamma ray telescopes.
Now, if you are asking whether Radio Telescopes are best used in space, ofcourse any telescope is best used in space, but Radio telescopes are not in space but they are mounted on distant outskirts (far from city) on mountain tops usually. They work in radio frequency.
Space Telescopes (for example Hubble Space Telescope) is best used in space (obviously) because they work not only on visible but use infrared, gamma, x-ray and ultraviolet frequencies to read objects.
So in short, to your question, i would say...yes..any telescope is worth using in space, but radio telescopes are not soley used in space, but are mostly used from earth itself. Space telescopes on the other hand are the ones that are used in space.

Answer 4

Radio telescopes would work better in space as Earth's magnetic field absorbs/deflects certain frequencies. Clouds and water also absorb/defect others. Although then they would be effected by cosmic rays if not shielded.

Answer 5

any telescope would work better outside of the earth's atmosphere, but the main problem with a telescope on earth is the radio stations and other radio frequencies that are used economically. so one outside of the atmosphere would work better if it was sheilded agaisnt these.