LuSEE-Night, a radio telescope designed to detect signals from the cosmic dark ages, is scheduled to launch to the moon's far side in early 2026. The instrument will listen for faint radio signals from 13 billion years ago, when neutral hydrogen trapped light from early stars and galaxies. The moon's far side offers unique
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