How radio astronomers will tune into the cosmic dawn from the far side of the Moon

China's history-making Chang'e-4 spacecraft touched down on the far side of the Moon last week and it opened up some exciting new avenues of scientific enquiry. While the rover goes to work examining the makeup of the lunar crust and mantle, a small radio instrument aboard a satellite parked in lunar orbit will allow scientists to listen into low-frequency signals that are blocked by the Earth's atmosphere. So, after falling on deaf ears for so long, what could these secretive radio waves tell us?

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Astronomy
• China
• Moon
• Radio Waves

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2HeVYTx