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Karl Jansky Was Investigating Radio Interference in 1933 When He Chased a Faint Hiss From the Sky That Changed the Course of Astronomy

In 1933, Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky discovered a mysterious radio signal from space while investigating interference in long-distance communications. What began as a telecommunications engineering task quickly turned into one of the most influential discoveries in modern astronomy. Jansky’s work introduced a completely new way to observe the universe, expanding astronomical research beyond visible... [3063 chars]

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