A Quiet Spot to View the Past

On the far side of the moon, shielded from the noise of Earth's constant broadcast of radio waves, the proposed Lunar Array for Radio Cosmology would search for the faint radio-wave radiation left behind by the primordial gas that existed before stars and galaxies were formed.

SOURCE: Jacqueline N. Hewitt, MIT | GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - February 25, 2008

This Story Plan for Telescopes on Moon's Far Side Is Revived Article \| Since the beginning of the space age, astronomers have dreamed of putting telescopes and other instruments on the far side of the moon. Transcript: Science: Telescopes on the Far Side of the Moon A Quiet Spot to View the Past A Schematic of Time Since the Big Bang		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Jacqueline N. Hewitt, MIT \| GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - February 25, 2008 ¬es=On the far side of the moon, shielded from the noise of Earth's constant broadcast of radio waves, the proposed Lunar Array for Radio Cosmology would search for the faint radio-wave radiation left behind by the primordial gas that existed before stars and galaxies were formed." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Jacqueline N. Hewitt, MIT \| GRAPHIC: Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - February 25, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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