Tiny UK Satellite to Use Moon's Dark Side to Study Cosmic Dark Ages
- moon: 4 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: earlier the same day · Artemis II Crew Sets Record for Farthest Human Journey from Earth
What happened
A tiny UK-developed satellite, roughly the size of a small carry-on suitcase, could help answer one of the biggest questions in cosmology: what happened during the cosmic dark ages before the first stars appeared. The satellite will use the dark side of the Moon as a shield to enable its observations. The report highlights the satellite's potential to study a period of the universe's history that remains poorly understood. This mission could provide new insights into the early universe.
Summary written by AI strictly from the sources below
Why it's spreading
Timeline
- Discussed a tiny UK satellite using the Moon as a shieldHacker News