How Do Space Telescopes Obtain Clearer Images Than Earth Based Telescopes?

How Do Space Telescopes Obtain Clearer Images Than Earth Based Telescopes? A radio telescope focuses the incoming radio waves on an antenna, which absorbs and transmits the waves to an amplifier. Why do space telescopes obtain clearer images than Earth-based telescopes? Space telescopes orbit above Earth’s atmosphere and thus produces clearer images than Earth-based telescopes.