ASTRONOMERS are taking the search for somewhere quiet to work to new extremes
with a plan to put a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon.
The advantage of this unusual location is that the Moon would act as a
massive shield, protecting the telescope against radio emissions from Earth.
Astronomers could also listen to low radio frequencies that don’t penetrate the
Earth’s atmosphere.
Claudio Maccone, an astronomer at the Centre for Astrodynamics in Turin,
Italy, is assessing the concept for the International Academy of Astronautics.
He even has his eye on a plot of lunar real estate.…
