OMG science
fromArs Technica
3 months agoLooking at the Universe's dark ages from the far side of the Moon
Building a Moon observatory could reveal secrets of the universe, overcoming Earth's noise pollution.
"Depending on the technical feasibility, the funding landscape, and the appropriate infrastructure, we anticipate being able to deliver such a system within five years of the end of the study."
"Now, we know at least some long-period radio transients come from binaries. We hope this motivates radio astronomers to localize new classes of sources that might arise from neutron star or magnetar binaries."