The moon could be perfect for advanced telescopes, but not if we don’t protect it
Space scientists are eager to protect the possibility of doing astronomy from the moon. Plans are in the works to deploy astronomical hardware on the lunar landscape, such as super-cooled infrared telescopes, an array of gravitational wave detectors, large Arecibo-style radio telescopes, and even peek-a-boo instruments tuned to look for evidence of aliens “out there.” … Read more