CU scientists to help build observatory on far side of the moon
BOULDER — NASA is setting the stage for construction of FarView, a revolutionary observatory on the far side of the moon, and scientists from the University of Colorado are along for the ride.
CU’s team of scientists, led by Jack Burns, a professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at CU Boulder, will work with Houston aerospace firm Lunar Resources to design FarView, which will be built across 77 square miles using mainly materials mined on the moon.
“The proposed observatory includes more than 100,000 dipole antennas and would become the most powerful telescope ever built for studying low-frequency radio…
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