Scoping Out the Moon
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Scoping Out the Moon
A farm of lunar radio telescopes is among 19 next-generation observatories that intrigued NASA enough to garner a combined $12 million for year-long study. The idea, proposed by a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, takes advantage of the atmosphere-free lunar environment.
 
 
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