The Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment (LuSEE-Night) is set to become the first radio telescope on the Moon’s far side, aiming to detect low-frequency signals free from Earth’s radio interference.

A collaboration between NASA, the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven Lab, and other institutions, the mission will target the elusive 21-cm hydrogen line to study the Cosmic Dark Ages—an early period before stars and galaxies formed.

Equipped with rotating antennas and advanced spectrometers, LuSEE-Night will operate during the Moon’s frigid 14-day nights, powered by a 50-kg battery designed to keep it functional in extreme conditions, the Daily Galaxy has reported.

This pioneering effort marks a major step toward space-based radio astronomy.

Written by B.C. Begley