Racing to Build a Radio Telescope on the Moon
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Racing to Build a Radio Telescope on the Moon
Remember the “Wow!” signal? That high energy radio signature happened in 1977, when the Earth was much “quieter” in the radio band. If it were to happen today, it probably wouldn’t even move the needle on the background noise of human radio chatter. Signals from satellites, radar, and other human technology have crowded out extraterrestrial radio signals, limiting our ability to monitor the heavens for signals like the still unexplained one rece…
Radio interference generated by human technologies has hindered the detection of cosmic signals on Earth. To overcome this challenge, scientists propose building a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon, where electromagnetic pollution is significantly lower. Challenges of radio interference on Earth Since the reception of the famous "Wow!" signal in 1977, the ability to capture extraterrestrial signals has been compromised by increasing ra…
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