Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone
Podcast: Stuff You Should KnowPublished On: Tue Jan 13 2026
Description: West Virginia is home to sensitive radio telescopes that could easily pick up your cell phone’s signal on Mars. And the cell reception on Mars is about as good as it is in the NRQZ, since cell towers are banned in the interest of furthering astronomy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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