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Radio telescopes have to be very large in order to effectively capture and study radio waves from space because radio waves have long wavelengths and low energy, requiring a large collecting area to gather enough of them for analysis. The larger the telescope, the more radio waves it can collect, allowing for more detailed and accurate observations of celestial objects.

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